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Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

29035 SW 144th Ave, Miami, FL 33033 · (305) 242-8340 · Part of Dade County School District

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

Directions
Students
726
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Leisure City kids: 61 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 CenterYou are here
9–1261 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

29035 SW 144th Ave, Miami

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten53
Grade 162
Grade 281
Grade 394
Grade 485
Grade 598
Grade 683
Grade 774
Grade 878
Enrollment over time
814’20
737’21
763’22
738’23
726’24

Down 10.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 84%Black 13%White 3%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center from Leisure City 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; Leisure City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.