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W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY

1201 NE 125TH ST, NORTH MIAMI, FL 33161 · (305) 891-0602 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
391 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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-K335%
Kindergarten8213%
Grade 19215%
Grade 29816%
Grade 312120%
Grade 49616%
Grade 58915%

This year's kindergarten class (82) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).

Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
132%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
15125%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
43571%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
30750%
Female
30450%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY→NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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
46.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
52.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

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

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.3%52.3%
2023-2443.1%49.0%
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY

W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY this school61164.0%47.9%
EAGLES NEST ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
62565.3%33.1%
CARRIE P. MEEK/WESTVIEW K-8 CENTER
MIAMI
54865.7%45.3%
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER
NORTH MIAMI
54865.9%53.9%
INDIAN PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WORTH
56668.6%33.9%
PALMVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH
52359.3%64.9%
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 W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Miami-Dade County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.9%#1,435 of 2,136#201 of 278
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.3%#1,452 of 2,149
▼ 18
#225 of 279
▼ 22
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.3%#1,480 of 2,149
▲ 4
#204 of 279
▼ 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
611#988 of 2,267#93 of 290
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.5:1#1,567 of 2,077#178 of 264
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.1%#1,591 of 2,108#66 of 267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.0%#741 of 2,188#97 of 283
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.5%#686 of 1,374#127 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
611
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,342
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256113517.5:164% (391)
2023-246243418.4:172% (449)
2022-236223517.8:175% (469)
2020-216594215.7:191% (597)
2017-187234516.1:183% (602)
2015-167334317.1:188% (647)
2010-117775713.6:191% (708)
2000-011,5078318.2:188% (1,324)
1990-911,3426221.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY.

About W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY

W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in NORTH MIAMI, Florida. The school's enrollment of 611 students covers pre-K through 5.

W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY is run by MIAMI-DADE, whose 527 schools enroll 335,685 students.

At 71%, Black students outnumber all other groups at W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY combined. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic and 2% White. Among people living in Miami-Dade County, the Black share is about 15%. By the diversity index, W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY comes in at 43%.

The school reported 35 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.5:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Eligible students account for 64% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 16 points.

W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Test results at W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY are 1.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.9% actual, 49.1% predicted).

Recent Census Bureau figures for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.

MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL is located about 0.5 miles from W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 59.2% proficiency; W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY posts 47.9%.

W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

Enrollment was 659 in 2020-21 and 611 in 2024-25, a decrease of 48 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.7:1 to 17.5:1.

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Miami-Dade County at a glance

View full county profile
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
W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY
District
MIAMI-DADE
Address
1201 NE 125TH ST, NORTH MIAMI, FL 33161
Phone
(305) 891-0602
County
Miami-Dade County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
611
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
391 (64%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120039000383
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY
How many students attend W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY?
W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 611 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY serve?
W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY?
At W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 25% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY?
W. J. BRYAN 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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