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TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY

120 NE 59TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33137 · (305) 758-2600 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Florida public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
251 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K92%
Kindergarten5715%
Grade 14612%
Grade 27820%
Grade 36818%
Grade 44211%
Grade 58221%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
13134%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
24464%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
21256%
Female
17045%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY→JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL→BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
53.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
50.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2553.3%50.1%
2023-2442.3%43.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY

TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY this school38265.7%45.5%
JESSE J. MCCRARY JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
38264.9%38.1%
VAN E. BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
37469.3%52.3%
ORLO VISTA ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
45866.2%45.9%
WATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PARK
39063.1%41.6%
LIBERTY CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
29965.6%44.5%
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 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Miami-Dade County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.5%#1,554 of 2,136#218 of 278
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.1%#1,556 of 2,149
▲ 140
#233 of 279
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.3%#1,147 of 2,149
▲ 379
#160 of 279
▲ 37
Enrollment
ranked largest first
382#1,811 of 2,267#200 of 290
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#1,084 of 2,077#117 of 264
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.4%#1,465 of 2,108#51 of 267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.7%#654 of 2,188#83 of 283
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.0%#1,244 of 1,374#179 of 185
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 2024-25
Enrollment
382
+45 (+13%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 1,209
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253822415.9:166% (251)
2023-243272115.6:172% (235)
2022-233372314.7:175% (254)
2020-213372812.0:192% (311)
2017-183942814.1:182% (324)
2015-164632617.8:196% (445)
2010-114843513.8:191% (442)
2000-018084717.2:198% (789)
1990-911,2096119.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY.

About TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY

TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school in MIAMI, Florida, under MIAMI-DADE. Total enrollment is 382 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools with a combined 335,685 students. TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY is one of them.

At TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY, 64% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 34% Hispanic. Census figures show Miami-Dade County is about 15% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY scores 47%.

The school had 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 66%. The average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 48%.

TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY 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 27% of Florida public elementary schools.

Test results at TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY are 2.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.5% actual, 48.2% predicted).

Miami-Dade County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY shares Miami-Dade County with 560 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY is closest to ITECH@THOMAS A EDISON EDUCATIONAL CENTER, about 0.4 miles away. TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 45.5% compares with 57.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 382, from 337 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.9 students per teacher, compared with 12.0 in 2020-21.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Miami-Dade County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
120 NE 59TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33137
Phone
(305) 758-2600
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
382
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
251 (66%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120039002704
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY
What is the total enrollment at TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY?
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY serve?
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY?
At TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 34% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY?
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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