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Schools in Glenvar Heights · Dade County School District

Glenvar Heights’s public schools outscore 72% of Florida districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Glenvar Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#146of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

56%

▲ 4 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Math proficiency

55%

▲ 3 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90%

▲ 2 pts vs FL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.9K

▲ 7% vs FL $13.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

18.7

FL 18.0 · larger classes

Schools in town

167,859 students on the public path

In brief

Glenvar Heights’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,931 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

218 elementary schools, then 117 middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School (private), The French American School of Miami (private), Miami Learning Experience (private), Mlmpi Prep Academy 4 (private), Palmetto Christian School (private) and Carrie Brazer Center for Autism (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Glenvar Heights’s grade

B⁺ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 72% of Florida school districts, #146 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 72%

Lower resultsHigher results

Florida towns with similar household incomes (469)Better than 68%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 189,240 test results and a graduating class of 23,623 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Glenvar Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (180,524 in math, 197,955 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glenvar Heights, with each school’s own grade.

218 schools teach K in Glenvar Heights’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Aventura Waterways K-8 Center

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami

B⁺

2,063 students19:1Rate it →

Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sunny Isles Beach

A⁻

1,729 students19:1Rate it →

Citrus Grove K-8 Center

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami

C⁻

1,583 students15:1Rate it →

Palm Springs North Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hialeah

B⁺

1,422 students18:1Rate it →

Bob Graham Education Center

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami Lakes

A⁻

1,404 students17:1Rate it →

Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bay Harbor Islands

1,257 students20:1Rate it →

David Lawrence JR. K-8 Center

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · North Miami

B⁻

1,246 students18:1Rate it →

Miami Lakes K-8 Center

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hialeah

B⁺

Town	Schools	Main districts
Glenvar Heights	B⁺	Dade County
South Miami	B⁺	Dade County
Pinecrest	B⁺	Dade County

Glenvar Heights’s public schools outscore 72% of Florida districts

Glenvar Heights’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

218 elementary schools, then 117 middle and one high school

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Glenvar Heights’s grade

Where will my kid go?

South Miami Senior High School

South Miami Senior High School

South Miami Senior High School

South Miami Senior High School

The district

Above the state in reading

Glenvar Heights vs. its neighbors

Every school in Glenvar Heights

Questions about Glenvar Heights’s schools

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