The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in Math. The lowest is 81% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Coconut Grove Elementary School
Coconut Grove Elementary sits on Matilda Street in the heart of Center Grove, publicly reported as Miami-Dade's oldest continuously operating school. Kids arrive by foot, bike, scooter, golf cart, and skateboard from the surrounding residential streets, and the school is genuinely embedded in the neighborhood in a way that few urban elementary schools are. Peacock Park, the village library, and CocoWalk are all within walking distance. The setting is less "suburban campus" and more "village institution."
On academic performance, the school posts strong results across the tested grades. Florida's FAST assessments cover grades three through five, and proficiency in ELA runs from the low eighties into the mid-eighties across those grades. Math proficiency is even higher, with third and fourth graders clearing the mid-to-upper eighties and fifth graders coming in just above the mid-seventies. Fifth-grade science results sit in the low eighties. Taken together, these are well above what you'd call middling for a Florida public elementary school. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it isn't possible to characterize whether performance has been climbing or holding steady.
The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving pre-K through fifth grade. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial white enrollment and smaller shares of students identifying as two or more races, Black, or Asian. A relatively small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this school well below typical Title I thresholds and reflects the economic character of the surrounding neighborhood. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not reported, so families with children who receive those services may want to ask the school directly about program capacity and staffing.
The surrounding neighborhood is one of the most expensive housing markets in an already expensive city. Home values in the zip code are dramatically above both Florida's statewide median and the national median, with year-over-year appreciation continuing. Rents follow the same pattern, running well above what the national median household income can comfortably support. The rent-to-income ratio for the area sits in a range that most financial planners would describe as stretched. For families weighing whether to buy, the gap between renting and carrying a mortgage here is narrow. Coconut Grove is in active redevelopment: luxury condominium projects, transit-oriented housing near the Metrorail station, and West Grove mixed-income rezoning are all either under construction or recently approved. Density is rising even as low-rise zoning and the bayfront parks cap the neighborhood's upper ceiling.
The school is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, a very large urban district that families entering the area should understand in a few ways. Voters approved a property-tax increase to fund teacher pay and school safety, and that higher rate runs through 2027 before requiring renewal, so it is a continuing line item for homeowners. More pressing for families in the near term: the district is managing sustained enrollment decline, and in spring 2026 publicly proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools across all three regions, with new grade-band configurations such as K-8 and 6-12 schools under discussion. Coconut Grove Elementary is not listed among those proposed closures in the data available here, but boundary and assignment changes at the district level can have ripple effects, and families moving in should confirm current zoning directly with the district. Cell phone policy is also in flux: Miami-Dade had opted for a parental-involvement approach rather than a classroom ban, but state legislation advancing through the Florida legislature would require a uniform statewide policy by the end of 2026.
Programs data was not available for this school, so it isn't possible to speak to enrichment offerings, arts, dual-language tracks, or after-school programs. That's worth asking about on a visit. Civil rights outcome data was also not reported in the available sources.
What the data does show is a neighborhood school with consistently high proficiency results, a walkable village location, a mixed but economically advantaged student body, and a housing market that demands serious financial planning to access.
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