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Enrollment
787
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000557
THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY
525 NW 147TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33168 · (305) 681-7481 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
530 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
49.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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
787
+466 (+145%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 10.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
16%
was 15%
% Black
82%
was 83%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY
THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY, a reasonably sized K-5 school in MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, enrolls 787 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.
THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that caters to 335,685 students overall.
In terms of who attends, THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY logs that nearly all students (82%) are Black. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 15% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.4%, the actual is 47.8%, a residual of +0.3 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.
MIAMI-DADE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL FRANCHISE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.
THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY operates from a commuter-belt location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY has expanded 145%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 787 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school 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 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
- MIAMI-DADE VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL FRANCHISE0.2 mi · 498
- LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER0.9 mi · 594
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER1.3 mi · 548
- NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 430
- RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 172
- NORTH DADE CENTER FOR MODERN LANGUAGES1.5 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY?
THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY enrolls approximately 787 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY serve?
THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY?
At THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY public or private?
THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.