North Beach Elementary School, Miami Beach FL

Original Research by School Decision on North Beach Elementary School

North Beach Elementary sits on Prairie Avenue in the North Beach section of Miami Beach, the quietest and most residential stretch of the barrier island. Publicly reported descriptions characterize this part of Miami Beach as shaped by MiMo architecture and a strong Argentine cultural presence, favored by long-term residents rather than tourists. The school draws from a neighborhood that is genuinely walkable, with free city trolleys, parks, and a branch library serving Collins Avenue within reach. It is a mid-to-large elementary by the standards of its grade band, running pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

Academically, the picture is quite strong. Florida tests students in grades three through five through its FAST assessments, and North Beach Elementary's results across those grades are well above what is typical statewide. In reading and math alike, the large majority of tested students reached proficiency at each grade level tested, with fifth grade performing slightly higher in both subjects than the grades below it. The fifth-grade science assessment, administered as a statewide science exam, showed a similarly high share of students proficient. Multi-year trend data was not available in the data provided, so it is not possible to say whether these scores represent growth, stability, or a recent shift, and a parent curious about trajectory would want to ask the school directly.

The student body is nearly evenly split between Hispanic and white students, with small shares of other backgrounds. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a relatively modest economic-need rate for a Miami-Dade school. Data on students with IEPs or English learner designations was not reported in the available data, so those dimensions of the school's support programs are a gap worth asking about.

No programs data was provided in the payload, so what the school offers beyond the core curriculum, whether any magnet theme, enrichment tracks, or specialty programs, could not be assessed here. The school is a regular public school, not a charter, and carries no magnet designation in the data.

The housing market surrounding the school is among the more expensive in Florida. Home values in the zip code run well above both the Florida and national medians, and rents are substantial enough that rent-to-income ratios are a real constraint for many families. Home values have edged slightly downward year over year, and rents have risen modestly. A family budgeting around this school's attendance zone should plan for a competitive and expensive market.

At the district level, two things are worth tracking. Miami-Dade voters approved a property-tax levy for teacher pay and school safety that runs through 2027, so homeowners carry that cost until a renewal vote. More immediately, the district has been dealing with sustained enrollment decline and publicly reported plans to close or consolidate up to nine schools, with reconfigured grade structures including new K-8 and K-12 configurations under consideration as of spring 2026. North Beach Elementary's own assignment and structure could be affected; families moving into the area should confirm current boundary and configuration plans with the district before assuming continuity.

The comparison data for proficiency placed North Beach alongside only a small number of other district entities in Miami-Dade County, making a meaningful ranked comparison unavailable, so that positioning was left out rather than guessed at.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 381%

School 81% · District 69% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 68% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 62% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 382%

School 82% · District 60% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 482%

School 82% · District 59% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 585%

School 85% · District 60% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Science

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 56% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

This schoolMIAMI-DADE, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income72%Higher-income85%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income74%Higher-income85%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income78%Higher-income86%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income76%Higher-income82%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income74%Higher-income83%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income74%Higher-income85%11 pp gap