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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000525
SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5901 SW 16TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33155 · (305) 266-3511 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
305 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
56.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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
551
+60 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.4:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
96%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in MIAMI, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, teacheing 551 students in grades pre-K through 5.
MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). Other groups include 3% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.4%, the actual is 60.9%, a residual of +7.4 points.
In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.0%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Looking at the recent track record. SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 551).
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 493
- CORAL TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 462
- NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL1.0 mi · 8
- HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 792
- FLAGAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 381
- WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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