Summary and Overall Rating
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School serves students from PreK through Fifth Grade in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami. It enrolls approximately 280 students, with a student teacher ratio of roughly fourteen to one. Academic performance is below district average, with proficiency scores near 27 percent in math and 22 percent in reading.
From a traditional or faith based perspective the school receives a rating of 3 out of 10, reflecting low academic outcomes, high poverty levels, and district wide identity policies that may not align with every family’s values.