Summary and Overall Rating
Hialeah Gardens Elementary serves PreK through fifth grade in Hialeah Gardens, Florida. Enrollment is about 1,008 students with a typical class size of 12 per teacher. Academic achievement is strong, with approximately 72 percent proficiency in math and 69 percent in reading. However, chronic absenteeism runs near 30 percent.
District guidelines require staff to respect student chosen names and pronouns beginning in early grades. Parents are not provided an option to opt out of these practices.
From a traditional or faith based viewpoint, the school receives a rating of 3.5 out of 10. Strong academics and instructional support are positives, though district identity policies may conflict with the values of some families.