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Enrollment
1,001
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000496
PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10250 SW 57TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33156 · (305) 667-5579 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,001 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Florida public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
98 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 78 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 153 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 177 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (165) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (142).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PALMETTO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
84.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
87.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.3% | 87.2% |
| 2023-24 | 85.1% | 85.9% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (84.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,001 | 9.8% | 84.5% |
| ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 748 | 13.9% | 73.3% |
| WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 1,013 | 15.6% | 62.4% |
| SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 1,192 | 6.6% | 92.7% |
| PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 797 | 11.0% | 64.9% |
| GATOR RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESTON | 1,156 | 9.3% | 84.7% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #65 of 2,136 | #18 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #90 of 2,149 ▲ 11 | #21 of 279 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #69 of 2,149 ▼ 35 | #21 of 279 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,001 | #196 of 2,267 | #28 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,769 of 2,077 | #219 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #1,224 of 2,108 | #15 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.8% | #2,126 of 2,188 | #274 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #581 of 621 | #68 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,001
+27 (+3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,001 | 54 | 18.5:1 | 10% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 968 | 54 | 17.9:1 | 13% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 945 | 57 | 16.6:1 | 13% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 974 | 60 | 16.2:1 | 16% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 991 | 62 | 16.0:1 | 15% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 1,032 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 17% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 968 | 58 | 16.7:1 | 16% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 49 | 18.6:1 | 7% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 1,007 | 48 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school in MIAMI, Florida. Enrollment is 1,001 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 66% higher.
The district, MIAMI-DADE, operates 527 schools serving 335,685 students.
Hispanic students account for 62% of enrollment at PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 53%.
A ratio of 18.5:1 comes from the school's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 10% of students at PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Miami-Dade County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is A. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 76.3%. PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 84.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, which together enroll about 335,817 students.
The closest other public school is SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.0 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,001, 3% above the 974 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 18.5 students per teacher, compared with 16.2 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
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- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
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Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Other Pinecrest Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pinecrest Elementary. PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITHIA, FL · 614 students
- PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIMMOKALEE, FL · 584 students
- Pinecrest ElementaryHASTINGS, MN · 436 students
- Pinecrest Elementary SchoolSylacauga, AL · 426 students
- Pinecrest ElementaryBREMERTON, WA · 410 students
Nearby schools
- SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,192
- LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 260
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PREPARATORY ACADEMY2.1 mi · 375
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 2,618
- SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH MIAMI CAMPUS)2.2 mi · 166
- SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTH MIAMI CAMPUS)2.2 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,001 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.5:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 28% White, 62% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.