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Enrollment
974
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039005476
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE
855 WATERSTONE WAY, HOMESTEAD, FL 33033 · (305) 248-6206 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL974 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
509 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 175 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 165 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 165 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (175) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (147).
Student demographics
26%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
74.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 76.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE this school | 974 | 52.3% | 74.0% |
| JOELLA C. GOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 941 | 52.4% | 72.6% |
| NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP DAVENPORT DAVENPORT | 977 | 51.7% | 44.7% |
| HIVE PREPARATORY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 854 | 51.3% | 87.0% |
| HIALEAH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH GARDENS | 995 | 50.9% | 65.6% |
| SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 1,138 | 48.9% | 60.0% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #323 of 2,136 | #50 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #453 of 2,149 ▼ 119 | #80 of 279 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #339 of 2,149 ▲ 57 | #57 of 279 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 974 | #220 of 2,267 | #32 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #896 of 2,077 | #92 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #1,907 of 2,108 | #125 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #1,205 of 2,188 | #161 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #401 of 621 | #43 of 73 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
974
-108 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 1,151
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 974 | 63 | 15.5:1 | 52% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 946 | 63 | 15.0:1 | 60% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 57 | 17.5:1 | 64% (632) |
| 2020-21 | 1,082 | 60 | 18.0:1 | 77% (838) |
| 2017-18 | 913 | 25 | 36.5:1 | 5% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 965 | N/A | N/A | 3% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 1,151 | 75 | 15.3:1 | 33% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE.
About THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE sits in HOMESTEAD, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counted 974 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 8. That is 61% above the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
Besides THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE, MIAMI-DADE runs 526 other schools. The district enrolls 335,685 students.
Hispanic students are 85% of those enrolled at THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE. The remaining shares are 10% Black and 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Miami-Dade County's population at about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
Its ratio of 15.5:1 is based on 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Florida public elementary schools.
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE is in the top 10% of Florida schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.0%. The school's actual rate is 74.0%, 19.1 points higher.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Miami-Dade County show that the median household earns about $71,753 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Miami-Dade County, 561 public schools serve about 335,817 students.
IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE at 2nd of 9.
In the federal locale system, THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
The school's enrollment decreased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.0:1 to 15.5:1.
On allk12, people connected to THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 HOMESTEAD
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,323 students
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,950 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSElementary · 1,890 students
- SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
- GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTERElementary · 1,165 students
Nearby schools
- IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER1.3 mi · 726
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)1.5 mi · 385
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD)1.5 mi · 506
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD1.5 mi · 376
- ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.6 mi · 436
- ACADEMIR MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE1.6 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONEHow many students attend THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE?
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE enrolls approximately 974 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE serve?
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE is approximately 15.5:1 (63 FTE teachers).
How diverse is THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE?
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE reports a student body of 4% White, 85% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE in?
THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.