Summary and Overall Rating

Spanish Lake Elementary School serves students from PreK through Fifth Grade in the Hialeah area of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The school enrolls approximately 1,152 students, with a student-teacher ratio of about 17 to 1. Academic performance is above average, with around 62 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 6.5 out of 10, reflecting a strong sense of community and instructional support, but balanced by challenges in academic performance and district identity policies.