The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in Math. The lowest is 37% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Jesse J. Mccrary Jr. Elementary School
Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary School is a traditional public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Miami's northwest corridor, part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The school sits on NW 77th Street in a residential section of the city, well north of the downtown core but still within the dense urban fabric that defines Miami broadly.
The school is small for its grade band, with roughly even distribution across kindergarten through fifth grade and a modest pre-K cohort. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this firmly among higher-need schools. The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with very few students from other backgrounds. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in the source material, so a parent with questions about those services would want to ask the school directly.
State assessment results from Florida's FAST and Statewide Science Assessment, reported for the 2024-25 school year, show that fewer than half of students in the tested grades scored at or above proficiency in math across all three tested grade levels, and reading proficiency rates ran somewhat lower than math, with the fourth-grade figure the weakest of the group. Science proficiency at fifth grade tracked similarly. These figures represent performance below the state midpoint, and a parent considering this school should ask the school and district what specific academic support structures are in place and how progress is monitored at each grade level. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to characterize whether performance is improving, declining, or holding steady.
Because the school serves only pre-K through grade five, there is no graduation rate, and no AP or dual-enrollment programming applies at this level. Program details were not included in the available data, so specifics about enrichment, arts, physical education, or after-school offerings would need to come directly from the school.
The comparison framework for this school's county includes only a small number of districts, which means the proficiency index comparison was not statistically applicable. Chronic absenteeism and graduation rate comparisons were also unavailable.
Families considering this neighborhood should understand Miami-Dade's current district context. Publicly reported information indicates that enrollment across the district has declined noticeably, and the district proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools ahead of the 2026-27 school year, spanning all three regions. Families moving to the area should ask directly whether McCrary is among the schools under any boundary review or consolidation discussion. Grade configurations in some cases are being reworked into K-8, 6-12, or K-12 structures, which could affect school assignments. A voter-approved property tax increase, set at one mill, funds teacher compensation and school safety staffing; that rate is set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, which is worth tracking as a homeowner. A statewide cellphone policy covering the full school day is also moving through Florida's legislative process, with a district-wide policy required by the end of 2026.
The housing market in the zip code shows home values running above the state benchmark and meaningfully above national figures, with a modest year-over-year decline at the time of this data. Rents in the area are also elevated, with rent consuming a notably high share of area income, and the rent-to-own calculation shows that renting runs somewhat below the estimated monthly cost of ownership. Miami overall is a very walkable city, and the northwest residential sections where the school sits connect to the broader Metrorail and bus network, though walkability in this part of the city is less extreme than in downtown or Wynwood.
For families whose children would attend this school, the central academic question is how the school is working to move proficiency rates upward, and what tutoring, intervention, or enrichment options exist within or beyond the school day. The school's location in a changing district landscape makes it worth verifying enrollment stability and any planned structural changes before committing to a neighborhood.
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