The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Math. The lowest is 55% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Greenglade Elementary School
Greenglade Elementary sits in the western Miami-Dade suburbs along SW 127th Avenue, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Miami-Dade County Public Schools. It is a small school for its grade band, drawing a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic, reflecting the surrounding Westchester and Hammocks corridor where Latin American families have long been the dominant residential population. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it a school where economic need is a real part of the daily context. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the school's performance is a mixed picture. Third-grade results are the strongest, with most students scoring proficient in both ELA and math, which places the school on reasonably solid footing in the early tested grades. By fourth and fifth grade, proficiency rates in ELA drop noticeably, settling below the two-thirds mark, and fifth-grade science results are the softest in the dataset, with roughly half of students reaching proficiency. Math holds up somewhat better than ELA across fourth and fifth grade, though still below the third-grade peaks. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, stagnation, or decline. A parent who wants to understand trajectory should ask the school directly about year-over-year progress.
The comparison framework for positioning Greenglade against peer districts in Miami-Dade County produced too small a cohort to run a meaningful index comparison, so we cannot place the school's proficiency relative to its county neighbors in the way we typically would. Chronic absenteeism and graduation rate comparisons are not applicable here: graduation rates apply to high schools, and absenteeism data was absent from what was reported.
The neighborhood around the school sits in a Miami housing market that is substantially more expensive than Florida's statewide median, with home values well above both the state and national benchmarks. Rents have been rising in the zip code, and the rent-to-income ratio points to a housing cost burden that is above comfortable norms. Families renting in the area should weigh that pressure carefully. For buyers, the price-to-income ratio is high by national standards, and current mortgage rates compound that affordability squeeze.
Miami itself is a dense, highly walkable city by national standards, with genuine neighborhood variation. The broader community around Greenglade is residential and suburban in character rather than the high-rise Downtown core, but the city's transit infrastructure, including Metrorail and a network of more than fifty public library branches, is accessible to families across the metro. Major employers span government, health care, education, and aviation, giving the area a diversified labor market. Publicly reported data indicates that Miami-Dade County overall has experienced a measurable population decline recently, attributed in part to an immigration slowdown, and the school district has seen enrollment fall accordingly.
That enrollment decline matters directly for families choosing a school here. The district has publicly proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools across its regions, with possible reassignments and reconfigurations of grade structures. Families moving into the area should ask specifically about Greenglade's stability and whether any boundary or consolidation decisions affect this school before committing to a home. The district also passed a property-tax referendum that adds to homeowners' annual costs through at least 2027, with the proceeds directed toward teacher pay and campus security.
A separate, evolving situation involves cell phones: Miami-Dade initially chose a parental-education approach over outright restrictions, but state-level legislation is advancing toward a full school-day ban with a statewide policy required by the end of 2026. Families with strong feelings either way about phone access during the school day should track how that plays out.
Program information for Greenglade was not available in the data we reviewed, so we cannot speak to enrichment, arts, or any specialized offerings at the school.
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