Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000500
RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
15355 NW 19TH AVE, OPA LOCKA, FL 33054 · (305) 688-4631 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
134 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
38%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 43.3% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 172 | 77.9% | 36.5% |
| MYRTLE GROVE ELEMENTARY MIAMI GARDENS | 154 | 79.2% | 44.3% |
| GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPA LOCKA | 210 | 79.0% | 39.9% |
| POINCIANA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 169 | 73.4% | 23.6% |
| ANNIE R. MORGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 192 | 75.0% | 26.1% |
| GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 162 | 82.7% | 35.8% |
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 RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,933 of 2,136 | #263 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,931 of 2,149 ▼ 227 | #270 of 279 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,873 of 2,149 ▲ 105 | #253 of 279 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #2,134 of 2,267 | #272 of 290 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #202 of 2,188 | #30 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.6% | #22 of 1,374 | #7 of 185 |
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
172
-48 (-22%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 172 | 10 | 17.2:1 | 78% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 8 | 24.5:1 | 82% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 11 | 20.4:1 | 79% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 94% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 87% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 97% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 94% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 89% (611) |
| 1990-91 | 821 | 50 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school that serves part of OPA LOCKA, Florida. Enrollment totals 172 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 72% below that mark.
Within MIAMI-DADE, RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 527 schools. The district enrolls 335,685 students.
Federal enrollment data show RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 76% Black. Next come 20% Hispanic and 2% White. The county population is about 15% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 17.2:1, based on 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 17.5:1. RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 78% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Florida public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.5%; the prediction is 42.1%.
Census data for Miami-Dade County show the median household earns about $71,753 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Miami-Dade County number 561, with about 335,817 students.
NORTH DADE CENTER FOR MODERN LANGUAGES sits about 0.1 miles from RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 22% across 4 years, from 220 in 2020-21 to 172 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.3:1 to 17.2:1.
The allk12 page for RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 172 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 20% Hispanic, 76% Black.
Is RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.