Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039004070
THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL
450 NW 14TH STREET, MIAMI, FL 33136 · (305) 438-0895 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
18.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
158 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
50%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 32.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL
THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 168 | 94.0% | 33.4% |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE FORT LAUDERDALE | 164 | 90.9% | 49.5% |
| ST. PETER'S ACADEMY VERO BEACH | 120 | 100.0% | 62.9% |
| SOMERSET VILLAGE ACADEMY WILTON MANORS | 254 | 89.8% | 62.5% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY EAST PREPARATORY MIRAMAR | 167 | 88.0% | 71.2% |
| LEGACY PREPARATORY ACADEMY TAMPA | 102 | 94.1% | 40.6% |
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 THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #2,015 of 2,136 | #269 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,813 of 2,149 ▲ 205 | #258 of 279 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,988 of 2,149 ▲ 115 | #260 of 279 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #2,141 of 2,267 | #275 of 290 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #21 of 2,188 | #4 of 283 |
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
168
+18 (+12%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 278
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 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | 94% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 8 | 19.6:1 | 98% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | N/A | N/A | 85% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | N/A | N/A | 96% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 94% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 97% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 91% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL.
About THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL
Among the schools in MIAMI, Florida, is THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL, a very small elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 168 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.
MIAMI-DADE enrolls 335,685 students, and its 527 schools include THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL.
At THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL, 59% of students are Black. The school is also 39% Hispanic. That is higher than the 15% Black share among all Miami-Dade County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
On staff are 9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. About 94% of students at THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Florida public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL is -0.6 points: 33.4% actual, 34.0% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Miami-Dade County, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL, Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools.
FREDERICK R. DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY sits about 0.2 miles from THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL is 5th among 6 schools close by.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment rose 12% over 4 years, reaching 168 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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
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- MIAMI-DADE ONLINE ACADEMY- VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM0.6 mi · 297
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Frequently asked questions
About THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL?
THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 168 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL?
THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 39% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL in?
THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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