The top reported proficiency rate is 83% in Math. The lowest is 70% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Royal Palm Elementary School
Royal Palm Elementary sits on the southwest edge of Miami, part of the vast Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. It serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, so measures like graduation rates simply do not apply, and state testing only begins in third grade, which accounts for the absence of results for the younger grades.
Where testing data exists, the school performs well. On Florida's FAST assessments, math proficiency across the tested grades runs solidly above what most parents would expect from a typical public elementary school, with fourth grade reaching particularly strong results. Math consistently outpaces reading, which is a pattern worth holding in mind. ELA proficiency is lower at third grade, then climbs meaningfully by fourth and fifth. Fifth-grade science, measured through the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, lands in a similar range to ELA. None of this is cause for alarm, and the math numbers in particular are a genuine strength. Multi-year trend data was not available in the records we reviewed, so a parent interested in the school's trajectory over time would want to ask directly.
The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with essentially no other racial or ethnic groups represented in any meaningful share. That demographic concentration reflects the surrounding Westchester and Fontainebleau neighborhoods, historically Cuban-American and more recently drawing Central and South American families as well. A substantial majority of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a large share of families are lower-income. Data on English learner populations and students with IEPs was not reported in the records available, which is a gap a parent with children in either category should explore directly with the school or district.
The school sits within a zip code where home values are well above both the Florida statewide median and the national median. Rents are also high relative to income, and affordability by standard measures is stretched. Both home prices and rents have dipped modestly over the most recent year on record, though the overall cost of the area remains substantial.
Miami itself gives families a dense, urban backdrop. The Metrorail and a free downtown people mover form the spine of public transit, and walkability in many neighborhoods is genuinely high, though it varies block by block. Major employers include government entities, a large hospital system, the University of Miami, Florida International University, American Airlines, and a growing tech and finance sector. The city posted population growth recently at the municipal level even as Miami-Dade County as a whole began losing residents, publicly attributed in part to an immigration slowdown.
That county-level population shift matters directly for families. Miami-Dade's school enrollment has declined, and the district was publicly reported in spring 2026 to be considering closing or consolidating up to nine schools, with boundary changes and grade-structure reconfigurations under active consideration. Families enrolling now should ask which schools are affected and whether Royal Palm's attendance zone or grade structure is subject to any pending changes before committing to a home or rental in the area.
On the financial side, Miami-Dade voters approved a property-tax measure that runs through 2027 to fund teacher compensation and school safety staffing. Whether it is renewed will depend on another voter decision before that deadline. At the state level, a stricter cell phone policy appears to be moving toward implementation across all Florida districts by the end of 2026.
Program offerings for Royal Palm Elementary were not included in the records available. No magnet designation appears in the data, and Title I status was not reported. Parents looking for enrichment programs, specialized instruction, or specific extracurricular offerings would need to contact the school directly. The school's website, accessible through Miami-Dade County Public Schools, would be the starting point for that conversation.
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