Summary and Overall Rating

Palm Lakes Elementary School serves PreK through Fifth Grade in Hialeah. It enrolls approximately 620 students with a student teacher ratio of about fifteen to one. Academic performance is above average with about 69 percent proficiency in math and 61 percent in reading. Attendance levels are relatively stable.

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 6.5 out of 10, reflecting solid academics and family engagement with limited concerns regarding district identity policies.