The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in English language arts. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary School
Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary sits in Opa-locka, a city within Miami-Dade County, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a small neighborhood public school, and the student body is made up entirely of Black and Hispanic children, with no reported enrollment of white, Asian, or multiracial students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school firmly in a high-need economic context.
State assessment results are available for third through fifth grade in reading and math, and for fifth grade in science, through Florida's FAST assessments. The picture is uneven across grades and subjects. In math, third graders perform well above the midpoint of reported proficiency, and fourth graders are close behind, but fifth-grade math proficiency drops considerably, sitting well below half the class at grade level. In reading, fourth grade stands out as a relative strength, with nearly two-thirds of students proficient, while third-grade reading is lower and fifth-grade reading falls in the middle. Fifth-grade science proficiency is the school's weakest reported result, with fewer than a third of students reaching the proficient threshold. A parent would want to ask the school directly about what's driving the fifth-grade dip across subjects, and what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting grade-level expectations. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results reflect improvement, decline, or a stable pattern.
Data on chronic absenteeism, students with IEPs, and English learner identification were not reported in the data provided. Given the demographics and economic context, those would be meaningful figures to ask the school about, particularly for families of children with disabilities or whose home language is not English.
The comparison set for Miami-Dade County includes only a small number of districts, and the data does not support a meaningful statistical ranking for this school, so direct comparisons to neighboring districts are not available here.
The housing market in this part of Miami-Dade shows home values meaningfully above both the Florida state average and the national average, with a modest year-over-year decline. Rents have been rising. For families renting, rent consumes a substantial share of income relative to typical benchmarks, and the price-to-income ratio for buyers is elevated. Opa-locka itself is an urban community within the broader Miami metro, but the locale research did not return specific detail on employers, walkability, or civic anchors, so those dimensions are left out rather than approximated.
At the district level, Miami-Dade voters publicly approved a property tax increase in late 2022 to fund teacher compensation and school safety staffing, a measure set to expire in 2027 unless renewed. Homeowners in the area are paying that added cost now. The district is also navigating a sustained enrollment decline that has prompted publicly reported proposals to close or consolidate up to nine schools, with new grade-band configurations under consideration for the 2026-27 school year. Families moving into the area should be aware that school assignments and grade structures may shift. On cell phones, Miami-Dade chose a parental-involvement approach in 2024 rather than restricting devices, but publicly reported state legislation is advancing toward a stricter phone ban across all Florida schools, with a required statewide policy expected by end of 2026.
Ingram is a small school serving a concentrated, economically disadvantaged community. Academic results are mixed, with pockets of reasonable proficiency alongside grades and subjects where a meaningful share of students are not at grade level. Families would benefit from a direct conversation with the school about its instructional supports, intervention programs, and any planned changes connected to the district's consolidation process.
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