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What do students at WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
864
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000533
WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER
1550 SW 6TH ST, HOMESTEAD, FL 33030 · (305) 248-0812 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL864 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
435 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
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
WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER→SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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
24.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
864
+52 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.9:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
78%
was 65%
% Black
21%
was 32%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 HOMESTEAD
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,323 students
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,950 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSElementary · 1,890 students
- SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
- GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTERElementary · 1,165 students
Nearby schools
- LAURA C. SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 498
- FLORIDA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 535
- MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL1.2 mi · 545
- HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 545
- NEVA KING COOPER EDUCATIONAL CENTER1.2 mi · 86
- ACCELERATION ACADEMIES LLC HOMESTEAD1.3 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTERWhat is the total enrollment at WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER?
WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER enrolls approximately 864 students in grades PK-08.
Is WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER?
At WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER, the student body is approximately 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER public or private?
WEST HOMESTEAD K-8 CENTER is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.