The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in Science. The lowest is 24% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Poinciana Park Elementary School
Poinciana Park Elementary is a small public school in northwest Miami, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Its enrollment is modest, even quite small by the standards of a large urban district, and the school community is predominantly Black and Hispanic. The vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of the surrounding neighborhood. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the information provided.
The school's state assessment results, from Florida's FAST and Statewide Science assessments for the most recent year reported, are low across all tested grades and subjects. In reading, proficiency rates across third through fifth grade run from the high teens to the upper twenties. Math results follow a similar arc, with third grade somewhat higher and fifth grade notably lower than the others. Fifth-grade science results are in the upper twenties. These figures sit well below Florida state medians, and parents who want to understand what instructional supports or improvement plans are in place would be well served by asking the school directly. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data alone whether the school is holding steady, declining, or making gains.
Because the school serves only pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate here, and no AP or dual-enrollment pathways apply. Program and course-access information was not available in the data provided.
The school sits within a Miami-Dade district that is managing real institutional turbulence. Publicly reported information indicates that enrollment across the district has declined substantially, and in spring 2026 the district proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools, spanning all three geographic regions, with some being restructured into new grade configurations. Families considering Poinciana Park should be aware that boundary and assignment changes are an active possibility, not a distant scenario. A property-tax referendum passed by voters in 2022 set a one-mill school tax rate to fund teacher compensation and campus safety through 2027, which carries cost implications for homeowners in the area and will require renewal to continue.
The northwest Miami neighborhood around the school sits in a city that is genuinely dense and walkable. Miami as a whole is publicly described as very walkable, and the Metrorail and Metromover systems offer real transit options, though coverage and convenience vary by neighborhood. The area around NW 23rd Avenue is a working residential pocket, distinct from the high-rise corridors of Brickell or Edgewater. Home values in the zip code are above the Florida statewide benchmark and not far from the national median, with rents running notably high relative to income. Values in the zip were essentially flat to slightly down year over year at the most recent reading. Miami-Dade County as a whole saw a net population loss over the most recent twelve-month period publicly reported, in part tied to shifts in immigration, and the district's enrollment decline reflects that trend.
No magnet designation or special program information was on file for Poinciana Park, and Title I status was not reported in the data provided. For a family weighing this school, the academic proficiency picture is the most pressing open question, and a conversation with the principal about classroom supports, reading intervention programs, and what the school's own data shows about student progress over time would be a reasonable first step.
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