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West Lakes Preparatory Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

8435 W 36th Ave, Hialeah, FL 33018 · (305) 827-3025 · Part of Dade County School District

Hialeah’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
594
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about West Lakes Preparatory Academy

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 13.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hialeah kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Hialeah kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8West Lakes Preparatory AcademyYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency55%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8435 W 36th Ave, Hialeah

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten57
Grade 165
Grade 265
Grade 362
Grade 464
Grade 564
Grade 668
Grade 763
Grade 852
Enrollment over time
525’20
563’21
533’22
545’23
594’24

Up 13.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 88%Black 6%Asian 3%White 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Lakes Preparatory Academy from Hialeah families.

Other schools in Dade County School District

The district →
Aventura Waterways K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami
B+
2,063 students19:1
Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sunny Isles Beach
A−
1,729 students19:1
Citrus Grove K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami
C−
1,583 students15:1
Palm Springs North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hialeah
B+
1,422 students18:1
Bob Graham Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami Lakes
A−
1,404 students17:1
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bay Harbor Islands
A
1,257 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Hialeah’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.