Summary and Overall Rating

Miami Gardens Elementary School serves PreK through Fifth Grade in Miami Gardens. The school enrolls approximately 490 students with a student teacher ratio of about sixteen to one. Academic performance is moderate with approximately 56 percent proficiency in math and 52 percent proficiency in reading. Chronic absenteeism has been a concern, affecting roughly 28 percent of students.

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 perspective the school receives a rating of 3.5 out of 10, reflecting consistent academic progress along with district identity policies that may not align with all families.