Summary and Overall Rating
Hibiscus Elementary serves PreK through fifth grade in Miami. Enrollment is approximately 369 students with a student teacher ratio of 15 to 1. Academic proficiency is modest, with math scores around 50 to 54 percent and reading proficiency between 45 and 49 percent. Chronic absenteeism is consistently high at 28 to 31 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 standpoint, the school earns a rating of 3.5 out of 10. Attendance challenges and district identity policies may conflict with some family values, even though the school works to support students.