Summary and Overall Rating

Norwood Elementary School serves PreK through Fifth Grade in Miami Gardens. It enrolls approximately 459 students with a student teacher ratio of about sixteen to one. Academic performance is moderate, with about 62 percent proficiency in math and 57 percent proficiency in reading. Chronic absenteeism is high at approximately 31 percent.

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 solid academic efforts and resource investment tempered by attendance challenges and district identity policies that may not align with all families.