SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a well-populated K-5 school in HIALEAH, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE, works with 1,138 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 88% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

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

On demographics, SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.6%, the actual is 60.0%, a residual of +3.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.4%.

SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 1,577 students in 2018 compared to 1,138 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.