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If you had an hour of school board time for ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039003045
ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
13137 SW 26TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33175 · (305) 222-8152 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
207 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 | 75 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
3%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
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
65.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
75.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 75.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 67.2% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 459 | 45.1% | 63.6% |
| BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY SOUTH MIAMI | 453 | 47.9% | 60.4% |
| BENT TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 430 | 47.4% | 74.0% |
| MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS ELEM MIAMI | 554 | 45.1% | 72.9% |
| DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 403 | 46.2% | 69.5% |
| TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 367 | 45.0% | 64.5% |
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 ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #705 of 2,136 | #111 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #420 of 2,149 ▲ 227 | #76 of 279 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #606 of 2,149 ▲ 490 | #95 of 279 ▲ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #1,579 of 2,267 | #169 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #439 of 2,077 | #39 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.4% | #2,088 of 2,108 | #249 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #1,444 of 2,188 | #202 of 283 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #371 of 1,374 | #80 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
459
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 45% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 52% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 78% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 74% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 49 | 14.5:1 | 81% (577) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | 61 | 14.3:1 | 76% (660) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 67% (483) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public low-enrollment elementary school in MIAMI, Florida. The school had 459 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
The district for ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is MIAMI-DADE, with 527 schools and 335,685 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 98% of enrollment. In Miami-Dade County overall, about 69% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 3%.
At ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 32 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Roughly 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 63.6%. Predicted: 58.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.
The school nearest to ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is W. R. THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (455) and 2024-25 (459). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
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- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- W. R. THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 507
- JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 410
- GREENGLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 293
- WESLEY MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 490
- VILLAGE GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 264
- PINECREST PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.7 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is ZORA NEALE HURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ZORA NEALE HURSTON 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.