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If you could change one rule at SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000510
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1160 NW 175TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33169 · (305) 624-1443 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
280 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 31 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
Student demographics
18%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
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→NORLAND MIDDLE 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
61.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
70.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 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 are down about 1 points 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 | 61.7% | 70.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 67.2% |
% 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #702 of 2,136 | #109 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #626 of 2,149 | #109 of 279 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #759 of 2,149 | #118 of 279 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #1,521 of 2,267 | #160 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,572 of 2,077 | #180 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #1,971 of 2,108 | #154 of 267 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #1,235 of 1,374 | #176 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
-16 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.8:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
9%
was 9%
% Black
90%
was 91%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 59% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 69% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 84% (412) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school that serves part of MIAMI, Florida. A total of 472 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 22% lower.
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in MIAMI-DADE, a system of 527 schools with 335,685 students.
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 90% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic. In Miami-Dade County overall, about 15% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 18%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.5:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 59%. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 12.2 points above predicted: 63.7% against 51.4%.
In Miami-Dade County (population about 2,738,356), median household income is about $71,753, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 561 public schools operate in Miami-Dade County, serving about 335,817 students.
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.9 miles from SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.3% proficiency; SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 63.7%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 472 was 3% lower than in 2017-18, when it was 488. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.8:1 to 17.5:1.
The SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 178
- PARKVIEW EDUCATIONAL CENTER0.9 mi · 21
- NORLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 656
- EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS1.2 mi · 413
- MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,653
- SECONDARY STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER 8011.2 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 0% White, 9% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.