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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000507
ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4200 SW 112TH CT, MIAMI, FL 33165 · (305) 221-7961 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
276 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 | 57 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
5%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
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
71.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
82.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 82.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 67.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 514 | 53.7% | 70.2% |
| WESLEY MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 490 | 55.1% | 68.0% |
| FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 493 | 51.1% | 51.4% |
| SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 508 | 56.3% | 64.3% |
| SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 463 | 55.5% | 49.6% |
| SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 551 | 55.4% | 60.9% |
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 ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #453 of 2,136 | #67 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #224 of 2,149 ▲ 386 | #44 of 279 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #382 of 2,149 ▲ 501 | #64 of 279 ▲ 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #1,361 of 2,267 | #139 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #305 of 2,077 | #27 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #2,073 of 2,108 | #234 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #1,142 of 2,188 | #149 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #913 of 1,374 | #148 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
514
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 514 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 54% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 62% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 72% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 86% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 85% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 90% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 84% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 59% (379) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 35 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in MIAMI, Florida. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 514 students.
The district, MIAMI-DADE, has 335,685 students enrolled across 527 schools.
Roughly 98% of students at ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 5%.
The school's 37 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Florida public elementary schools, ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In Florida, ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.2% compared with a predicted 54.3%.
In the surrounding county, Miami-Dade County, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools with about 335,817 students, including ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Among nearby public schools, PINECREST COVE ACADEMY is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 70.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 5% rise took enrollment from 489 in 2020-21 to 514 in 2024-25.
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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
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
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 Royal Palm Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Royal Palm Elementary. ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAUDERHILL, FL · 704 students
Nearby schools
- PINECREST COVE ACADEMY0.6 mi · 938
- CYPRESS K-8 CENTER0.8 mi · 376
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 367
- RIVIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 479
- VILLAGE GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 264
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY SOUTH1.2 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
Is ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ROYAL PALM 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.