PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS)

PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS) is an average-sized primary school in MIAMI, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. The school works with 733 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 604.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS) records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS) logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

After controlling for student poverty, PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH 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 51.0%; this one delivers 79.0%, a residual of +28.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household income runs about $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS) is one.

Nearest neighbor: DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS) comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS) operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS)'s enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 750 (now 733).

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