Summary and Overall Rating

Sylvania Heights Elementary School serves students from PreK through Fifth Grade in the West Miami area of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The school enrolls approximately 547 students, with a student-teacher ratio of about 16 to 1. Academic performance is strong, with around 68 percent proficiency in math and 62 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.

However, chronic absenteeism is a concern, and district identity policies may raise issues for families with traditional values. From a traditional or faith-based perspective, the school earns a rating of 5.5 out of 10, reflecting academic strengths balanced by concerns regarding attendance and identity policies.