Summary and Overall Rating
Lakeview Elementary School serves students from PreK through fifth grade in Miami Gardens in the Pinewood area. The school enrolls about 354 students with a student teacher ratio of roughly 15 to 1. Academic proficiency is low, with only 35 to 39 percent of students meeting state expectations in both math and reading. Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, ranging from 20 to 31 percent over recent years.
District policy requires staff to respect student chosen names and pronouns beginning in early grades. Parents are not provided an option to opt out of these requirements.
From a traditional or faith based perspective, the school receives a rating of 2.5 out of 10 due to academic underperformance, attendance challenges, and district identity policies that may not align with all family values.