Summary and Overall Rating

South Miami Heights Elementary School serves students from PreK through Fifth Grade in the South Miami Heights neighborhood of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The school enrolls approximately 471 students, with a student teacher ratio of about 16 to 1. Academic performance is moderate, with around 60 percent proficiency in math and 56 percent proficiency in reading.

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 earns a rating of 6 out of 10, reflecting a strong sense of community and instructional support, but balanced by challenges in academic performance and district identity policies.