Summary and Overall Rating

James H. Bright Elementary serves students from PreK through fifth grade in Hialeah. Approximately 448 children attend with a student teacher ratio near fourteen to one. Academic performance is moderate, with around fifty eight percent proficiency in math and forty nine percent proficiency in reading. Chronic absenteeism is high at approximately twenty eight to thirty four percent.

The school follows district policy that requires staff to respect student chosen names and pronouns from early grades. Parents are not provided with an opt out option for these protocols.

From a traditional or faith based perspective, the school receives a rating of 2.5 out of 10. This reflects inconsistent academic outcomes, high absenteeism, and district identity policies that may concern some families.