ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
School pathway
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 68.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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%.
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ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 370 | 55.1% | 64.4% |
| ROYAL GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 371 | 51.5% | 60.4% |
| CYPRESS K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 376 | 52.1% | 60.1% |
| JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 410 | 52.4% | 66.7% |
| SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 358 | 52.5% | 41.8% |
| MIAMI SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI SPRINGS | 381 | 53.5% | 56.3% |
Where ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #664 of 2,136 | #98 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #601 of 2,149 ▲ 2 | #101 of 279 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #906 of 2,149 ▼ 136 | #134 of 279 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #1,846 of 2,267 | #209 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #877 of 2,077 | #90 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #2,091 of 2,108 | #252 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #1,082 of 2,188 | #142 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #628 of 1,374 | #115 of 185 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 55% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 59% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 61% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 81% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 78% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 80% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 73% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 53% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | 39 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
About ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, (ZIP code 33165). The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 370 students. The school is 39% below the average for elementary schools in Florida.
Across its 527 schools, MIAMI-DADE enrolls 335,685 students. ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 98%. The county population is about 69% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 3%.
With 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 55% of students (204) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Florida public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 10.9 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.4% actual, 53.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
In Miami-Dade County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Miami-Dade County number 561, with about 335,817 students.
ROCKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest public school to ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% gain, from 352 to 370. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.7:1 to 15.4:1.
The discussion board for ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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