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Tropical Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4545 SW 104th Ave, Miami, FL 33165 · (305) 221-0284 · Part of Dade County School District

Westwood Lakes’ School Grade B+ better than 72% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
367
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tropical Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 11.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Westwood Lakes kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Tropical Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

4545 SW 104th Ave, Miami

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K109
Kindergarten37
Grade 146
Grade 239
Grade 340
Grade 448
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
416’20
373’21
396’22
406’23
367’24

Down 11.8% since 2020–21.

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

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tropical Elementary School from Westwood Lakes 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; Westwood Lakes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.