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If you could change one rule at SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
805
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000513
SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1023 SW 21ST AVE, MIAMI, FL 33135 · (305) 643-4433 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
474 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
48.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +14.3pp since 2023
Math
65.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +16.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
805
-143 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.8:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 99%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in MIAMI, Florida, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. It hosts 805 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 33% larger than that benchmark.
Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 59% of students at SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.6%.
Across the wider county, census data for Miami-Dade County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
Nearest neighbor: INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.8%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 948 (now 805). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 376
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 320
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY INTERAMERICAN CAMPUS0.6 mi · 188
- SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,231
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 3,100
- CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER0.9 mi · 1,038
Frequently asked questions
About SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 805 students in grades PK-05.
Is SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.