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What's the one class at RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,257
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000373
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER
1155 93RD ST, BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL 33154 · (305) 865-7912 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,257 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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
20.3:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
262 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 | 37 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 137 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (128).
Student demographics
55%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
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER→MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH 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
79.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
85.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 85.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 85.1% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER this school | 1,257 | 20.8% | 82.2% |
| NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI BEACH | 905 | 20.0% | 79.8% |
| AVENTURA WATERWAYS K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 2,063 | 25.4% | 64.9% |
| PINEWOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ESTERO | 1,025 | 21.7% | 75.1% |
| VERDE K-8 BOCA RATON | 1,360 | 22.7% | 74.6% |
| WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL ORLANDO | 959 | 29.8% | 71.8% |
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 RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #97 of 2,136 | #21 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #130 of 2,149 ▼ 14 | #30 of 279 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #159 of 2,149 ▲ 13 | #35 of 279 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,257 | #68 of 2,267 | #9 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,957 of 2,077 | #248 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #1,153 of 2,108 | #9 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #1,993 of 2,188 | #258 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #988 of 1,374 | #155 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
1,257
-41 (-3%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,257 | 62 | 20.3:1 | 21% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 1,241 | 67 | 18.5:1 | 27% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 1,249 | 70 | 17.8:1 | 29% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 1,298 | 76 | 17.1:1 | 38% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 1,383 | 78 | 17.7:1 | 35% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 1,323 | 74 | 17.9:1 | 38% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 1,214 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 41% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 1,363 | 68 | 20.0:1 | 39% (534) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 30 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER.
About RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER operates as a large elementary school in BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Florida. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 1,257 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 108% higher.
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER belongs to MIAMI-DADE, a district of 527 schools and 335,685 students.
The largest group at RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER is Hispanic students, at 52%. Enrollment also includes 42% White and 2% Black. Among people living in Miami-Dade County, the Hispanic share is about 69%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER scores 55%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. The school has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.3:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. Federal data show 21% of students (262) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of Florida public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.7% for RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER. The school posts 82.2%, 11.4 points above the prediction.
Census data for Miami-Dade County show the median household earns about $71,753 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER, Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER is closest to MATER ACADEMY (MIAMI BEACH), about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 82.2% against a local average of 70.5%.
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.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER had a net loss of 41 students, or 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.1:1 to 20.3:1 over the same years.
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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
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Nearby schools
- MATER ACADEMY (MIAMI BEACH)1.1 mi · 586
- BISCAYNE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 525
- MAST@FIU1.7 mi · 489
- MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 664
- MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 566
- MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTERWhat is the total enrollment at RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER?
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 1,257 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER serve?
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER.
How diverse is RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER?
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER reports a student body of 42% White, 52% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER?
RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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