SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY

SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is a tight-knit elementary campus in MIAMI, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE. The school serves 436 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 13% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.7%; this one delivers 47.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) reports that median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARATORY, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 543 students in 2018 compared to 436 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 77% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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