WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER

WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in HOMESTEAD, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, with 864 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that hosts 335,685 students overall.

Looking at the student body, WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Black. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 55.9%; WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER posts 34.6%, -21.3 points below that line.

In the broader community, Miami-Dade County reports that median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER is one campus in the mix.

LAURA C. SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.4%.

WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 812 students in 2018 compared to 864 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.