Summary and Overall Rating

Nathan B. Young Elementary School serves PreK through Fifth Grade in Opa Locka. The school enrolls approximately 340 students with a student teacher ratio of about sixteen to one. Academic performance is not consistently reported, but the school operates in a high need community facing typical challenges.

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 2.5 out of 10, reflecting limited academic data, attendance concerns, involvement in a serious classroom incident, and district identity policies that may not align with all family values.