Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000529
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6735 W 5TH PL, HIALEAH, FL 33012 · (305) 822-0770 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
192 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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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
325
-142 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.6:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
99%
was 97%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized elementary-level community in HIALEAH, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. The school educates 325 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 46% smaller than the state mean of about 604.
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that instructs 335,685 students overall.
Demographically, TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
On the resource side, TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 43.6%, a residual of -8.0 points.
In the broader community, Miami-Dade County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.8%.
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 30%: 467 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 HIALEAH
- HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- AMERICAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,582 students
- PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,422 students
- HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,367 students
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,201 students
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,196 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 590
- PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 585
- JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 508
- PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 698
- HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGH1.1 mi · 1,367
- MARCUS A. MILAM K-8 CENTER1.4 mi · 1,082
Frequently asked questions
About TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
Is TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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