PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS)

PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS) is a tight-knit K-5 school in MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. The school instructs 468 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 23% below the state mean of about 604.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS) is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS) lists that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 2% Asian. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS) is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 91.0%, a residual of +42.6 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) reports that median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS) is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS). Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS) at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS) is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS)'s enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 516 (now 468).

On the community side, the feed for PINECREST ACADEMY (NORTH CAMPUS) typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.