Summary and Overall Rating

Zora Neale Hurston Elementary School is a public school located in Miami, Florida, serving students from PreK through Fifth Grade. The school enrolls approximately 472 students, with a student-teacher ratio of about 13 to 1. Academic performance is above state averages, with around 61 percent proficiency in math and 55 to 59 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 has been a concern, with rates increasing from 18.7 percent in 2021 to 2022 to 31.4 percent in 2023 to 2024, significantly higher than the state average. From a traditional or faith-based perspective, the school earns a rating of 6 out of 10, reflecting academic strengths tempered by concerns regarding attendance and identity policies.