Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000527
TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4545 SW 104TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33165 · (305) 221-0284 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
165 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
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
63.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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
367
-66 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.7:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
98%
was 94%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as an intimate elementary campus in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 367 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% leaner than the state mean of about 604.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 45% of students at TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 64.5%.
In the broader community, Miami-Dade County reports that median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
RIVIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.3%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 15%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- RIVIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 479
- PINECREST COVE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 938
- OLYMPIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 318
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY SOUTH0.9 mi · 453
- ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 514
- CYPRESS K-8 CENTER1.0 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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.