Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Tamiami

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Paul W. Bell Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

11800 NW 2nd St, Miami, FL 33182 · (305) 220-2075 · Part of Dade County School District

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

Directions
Students
483
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Paul W. Bell Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 17.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Tamiami kids: 61 high schools

On the path

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

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Paul W. Bell Middle SchoolYou are here
9–1261 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts47%
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 ↗

11800 NW 2nd St, Miami

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6128
Grade 7174
Grade 8181
Enrollment over time
412’20
443’21
486’22
529’23
483’24

Up 17.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 98%White 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paul W. Bell Middle School from Tamiami 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; Tamiami’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.