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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000502

REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

18480 SW 304TH ST, HOMESTEAD, FL 33030 · (305) 247-5943 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
288 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K438%
Kindergarten13924%
Grade 114926%
Grade 212923%
Grade 310919%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
92%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
53093%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
265%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
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
Male
29351%
Female
27649%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL→SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
50.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.0%67.0%
2023-2440.0%52.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school56950.6%52.3%
PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH
57450.5%51.5%
MAYA ANGELOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
62051.1%38.1%
CHARLES R HADLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
59548.6%55.5%
SANTA CLARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
53251.1%35.4%
FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
49351.1%51.4%
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 REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Miami-Dade County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.3%#1,219 of 2,136#178 of 278
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#775 of 2,149
▲ 517
#129 of 279
▲ 62
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#1,302 of 2,149
▲ 328
#180 of 279
▲ 31
Enrollment
ranked largest first
569#1,147 of 2,267#114 of 290
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.0:1#670 of 2,077#65 of 264
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.0%#2,009 of 2,108#177 of 267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.6%#1,277 of 2,188#176 of 283
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.5%#971 of 1,374#152 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 2024-25
Enrollment
569
+36 (+7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255693815.0:151% (288)
2023-245313515.2:154% (289)
2022-235003514.3:167% (334)
2020-215334312.4:191% (483)
2017-186294813.1:194% (591)
2015-166434913.1:198% (632)
2010-117105113.9:195% (675)
2000-017784218.5:190% (703)
1990-916233318.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, according to federal school records. It had 569 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 3.

The 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE enroll 335,685 students altogether, REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.

A large majority of enrollment at REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic, at 93%. After that, the student body is 5% Black. Among all residents of Miami-Dade County, the Hispanic share is about 69%. The diversity index for REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 15.0:1, based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Lunch program data show 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is similar, at 48%.

REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.3% versus 55.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.

Looking at the county, Miami-Dade County, median household income comes to about $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 561 public schools and about 335,817 students.

The closest school to REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM, located about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

From 533 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 569 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 12.4:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Miami-Dade County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
18480 SW 304TH ST, HOMESTEAD, FL 33030
Phone
(305) 247-5943
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
569
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
288 (51%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120039000502
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian.
Is REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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