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Miami Heights Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

17661 SW 117th Ave, Miami, FL 33177 · (305) 238-3602 · Part of Dade County School District

South Miami Heights’ School Grade B+ better than 72% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
656
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Miami Heights Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Next stop for South Miami Heights kids: Caribbean K-8 Center

On the path

Where South Miami Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Miami Heights Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Caribbean K-8 Centerin Miami

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts49%
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 ↗

17661 SW 117th Ave, Miami

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K72
Kindergarten80
Grade 191
Grade 298
Grade 399
Grade 4109
Grade 5107
Enrollment over time
616’20
526’21
644’22
681’23
656’24

Up 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 88%Black 9%White 3%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Miami Heights Elementary School from South Miami Heights 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; South Miami Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.