Summary and Overall Rating
Ludlam Elementary School serves PreK through Fifth Grade in South Miami. The school enrolls approximately 271 students with a student teacher ratio of roughly 14 to 1. Academic performance outpaces district and state averages with about 67 percent proficiency in math and 62 percent proficiency in reading. Nonetheless, chronic absenteeism has risen sharply to around 31 percent in the 2023 24 year.
From a traditional or faith based viewpoint, the school receives a rating of 3.5 out of 10, reflecting strong academic programming balanced against attendance concerns and district identity policies that may not align with all families.