The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in Math. The lowest is 47% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lake Stevens Elementary School
Lake Stevens Elementary sits on NW 183rd Street in Miami Gardens, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within Miami-Dade County Public Schools. It is a small neighborhood school, and its enrollment is spread fairly evenly across grades, with pre-K included. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of the surrounding community. The student body is primarily Hispanic and Black, with very little racial or ethnic diversity beyond those two groups. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs were not available in what was provided.
On the Florida state assessments given to grades three through five, the picture is mixed. Math results are strongest in the early tested grades, with third graders performing solidly, though proficiency falls off noticeably by fifth grade. Reading and language arts tell a more challenging story: proficiency rates across all three tested grades sit below half or just at half, with fourth grade particularly low. Fifth-grade science results land roughly in the middle range. Parents who want to understand what these numbers mean for their child's specific classroom should ask the school directly, as aggregate proficiency rates do not capture individual instruction or teacher quality. Because the comparison set for Miami-Dade County contained too few districts to produce a meaningful ranking, no county-level positioning is available here.
Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability over time. That context would be worth seeking from the school or district.
Miami Gardens itself is a large, predominantly residential city in northern Miami-Dade. Publicly reported sources describe it as car-dependent, with an auto-oriented built environment of strip malls, surface lots, and commercial corridors rather than a walkable center. The city is actively trying to change that: a major City Center development broke ground in 2024 near Hard Rock Stadium, and a civic and performing arts district is taking shape behind City Hall. The North Dade Regional Library is on the same street as the school, which is a practical convenience for families. The city operates a substantial park system, a free circulator bus, and sits near a regional transit hub connecting several major highways and commuter rail. Employers in the area span entertainment, healthcare, logistics, and higher education.
Housing in the zip code is priced well above both the state and national median, and rents are high enough that they represent a large share of a typical household's income. Values have dipped modestly in the past year, as has rental pricing, but the market remains expensive by any broad comparison. Families renting will find the cost burden meaningful.
At the district level, Miami-Dade voters approved a property tax increase in 2022 to fund teacher pay raises and campus safety staffing; that higher rate runs through 2027, making it an ongoing cost for homeowners. The district is also managing a sustained, sharp enrollment decline that has prompted proposals to close or consolidate multiple schools across all three regions, with new grade configurations including K-8 and K-12 structures under consideration. Families moving into the area should ask specifically about Lake Stevens's assignment status and whether any boundary or consolidation changes are planned for schools in its part of the north region. The district also navigated a cell phone policy discussion in 2024, and state legislation is moving toward a stricter day-long restriction that would apply districtwide by the end of 2026.
Program offerings for Lake Stevens were not available in the data provided, and there was no Title I designation on record. For a fuller picture of what supports, enrichment activities, or specialized instruction the school provides, a visit or direct conversation with the principal would give families information that this profile cannot.
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