The top reported proficiency rate is 79% in Math. The lowest is 60% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on E.w.f. Stirrup Elementary School
E.W.F. Stirrup Elementary is a regular public school in Miami serving prekindergarten through fifth grade, part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. It sits in the western reaches of Miami, in a zip code that is overwhelmingly Hispanic — the school's student body reflects that character almost entirely, with virtually all enrolled students identifying as Hispanic and a handful of Asian and white students rounding out the population. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing economic need squarely in the middle range for a Miami-Dade school, though that context matters: in a district where poverty is widespread, this is a familiar circumstance rather than an outlier.
The school serves a moderately sized enrollment for its grade band, spread fairly evenly across preK through fifth grade with a somewhat larger fifth-grade cohort. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in the data provided, so a parent interested in those support structures should ask the school directly.
On Florida's state assessments, the picture is genuinely mixed. Math results are the school's clearest academic strength. Across tested grades from third through fifth, proficiency in math runs from the upper sixties into the mid-seventies — solid performance by Florida standards, and the kind of consistency across consecutive grades that suggests a stable math instructional culture rather than an isolated strong year. A small sixth-grade math cohort showed universal proficiency, though the group is small enough that this figure reflects that class rather than a schoolwide pattern.
Reading and ELA tell a somewhat different story. Third-grade ELA proficiency comes in below the midpoint, meaning fewer than half of third graders are reading at grade level by state standards. That number improves in fourth and fifth grade — a meaningful sign of upward momentum through the grades — but it remains below what the math results suggest is possible here. Third-grade reading is a closely watched milestone in Florida given state retention policies, and a parent may want to ask the school specifically about early literacy supports and how it works with students who enter third grade behind.
Fifth-grade science proficiency lands just above the three-in-five mark, which is in the moderate range. Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding steady, or slipping. There is no multi-year academic trend information to draw on.
Graduation rate is not applicable here — this is an elementary school, and that metric only applies to schools serving high school grades.
The school sits in a zip code where home values have declined modestly year over year and are currently below both the Florida state and national benchmarks, making the immediate area somewhat more accessible than much of Miami. Rents, while also down slightly, remain high in absolute terms, with a rent-to-income ratio well above what is generally considered affordable. Miami's housing market as a whole is expensive relative to income, so families weighing this school as part of a move should factor in both purchase and rental costs carefully.
Miami-Dade as a district is in a period of real flux. Publicly reported figures show enrollment declining sharply enough that the district proposed closing or consolidating close to a dozen schools in 2026. Families enrolling now should be aware that school assignments and grade structures may shift — new K-8 and K-12 configurations are among the options under discussion, and boundary changes could affect where a child is assigned for middle school. The district also approved a property tax increase tied to teacher pay and campus safety staffing that runs through 2027; homeowners carry that cost directly.
The city itself is urban and dense, walkable by most measures, and shaped by a strongly Latin American cultural identity that the school's own demographics mirror closely. Transit access is reasonable in central Miami, though the school's western location is more car-dependent than downtown neighborhoods.
For a family primarily concerned with math instruction, the results here are encouraging. For families where early reading is the priority, the third-grade ELA picture warrants a direct conversation with the school about what intervention and enrichment look like before and after that critical benchmark.
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