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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000538
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
18929 SW 89TH RD, MIAMI, FL 33157 · (305) 238-7382 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
202 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CUTLER BAY MIDDLE
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
78.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.6% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 72.2% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 500 | 40.4% | 74.8% |
| SOUTH MIAMI K-8 CENTER SOUTH MIAMI | 508 | 38.6% | 63.5% |
| WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 644 | 40.7% | 52.5% |
| LINCOLN-MARTI CHARTER SCHOOL (LITTLE HAVANA CAMPUS) MIAMI | 674 | 40.7% | 61.4% |
| HIDDEN OAKS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 403 | 43.7% | 65.5% |
| BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD MIAMI | 737 | 42.2% | 47.4% |
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 WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #302 of 2,136 | #46 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #171 of 2,149 ▲ 283 | #37 of 279 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #190 of 2,149 ▲ 139 | #38 of 279 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #1,423 of 2,267 | #147 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,660 of 2,077 | #201 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #1,531 of 2,108 | #58 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #1,568 of 2,188 | #214 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #1,038 of 1,374 | #159 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 2024-25Enrollment
500
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 831
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 500 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 45% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 48% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 66% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 61% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 64% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 51% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 32% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 42 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school located in MIAMI, Florida. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 500 students.
District-wide, MIAMI-DADE has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
About 71% of the student body at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 16% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 17.5:1. About 40% of students at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 48% average among public schools in Miami-Dade County.
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Florida public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 60.9%. It scores 74.8%, 13.9 points above that figure.
In Miami-Dade County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Miami-Dade County number 561, with about 335,817 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, BOYSTOWN, is about 0.8 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 4%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Other Whispering Pines Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Whispering Pines Elementary. WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOCA RATON, FL · 966 students
- Whispering Pines Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 608 students
Nearby schools
- BOYSTOWN0.8 mi · 44
- CUTLER BAY MIDDLE0.9 mi · 935
- BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 324
- CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 590
- CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 430
- ROBERT RUSSA MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 16% White, 71% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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.