SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in MIAMI, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE, with 472 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 22% below that benchmark.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 63.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 472 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.