The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Math. The lowest is 31% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Twin Lakes Elementary School
Twin Lakes Elementary sits on West 5th Place in Hialeah, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The school is small relative to what you might expect for its grade band, and its student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, reflecting the character of Hialeah itself, a densely built, predominantly Cuban-American city where Cuban culture shapes the texture of daily life from the corner cafeteria to the local commercial corridors along Palm Springs Mile and West 49th Street. The neighborhood combines residential blocks with industrial and warehouse zones near highway and rail corridors, and while parts of Hialeah are walkable by Florida standards, the area around the school is broadly car-dependent.
Nearly three in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a substantial share that reflects the economic profile of the surrounding community. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided, so those dimensions of the student support picture are worth asking the school about directly.
On the Florida state assessments, the academic results tell a story that parents should look at carefully. In math, third-graders perform above the midpoint on the FAST assessment, and fourth-graders do somewhat better than that, which stands as a relative strength within the school's own profile. Fifth-grade math falls back below half proficient. In reading and language arts, results across all three tested grades land in a range that sits below where most Florida families would hope to see, with fifth grade at the lower end of that range. Fifth-grade science, measured by the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, is similarly below the majority threshold. These are not catastrophic numbers, but they are consistently below state averages, and parents will want to talk with the school about what supports are in place for students who are not meeting grade-level benchmarks, and how the school tracks growth over time. Trend data across years was not available in what was provided.
The school website was not included in the data, and program information was not available, so specifics about enrichment, intervention programs, or extracurricular offerings are gaps here rather than absences.
The broader district context matters for families. Miami-Dade is experiencing a sustained enrollment decline, and the district publicly proposed closing or consolidating a group of schools heading into the coming school year, including restructuring some into new configurations like K-8 or K-12 campuses. Families moving into Hialeah should be aware that school assignments and grade structures may shift, and it is worth confirming directly with the district whether Twin Lakes is among the affected campuses.
On housing, the Hialeah ZIP code surrounding the school carries home values that are modestly above the Florida statewide benchmark and slightly above national figures, though both have declined slightly year over year. Rents have also edged downward. At current mortgage rates, the estimated monthly carrying cost for a median-priced home here is substantial relative to typical incomes, and the rent-to-income ratio suggests housing costs are a real constraint for many families in the area. Hialeah is undergoing transit-oriented redevelopment near its Metrorail and Tri-Rail stations, with several large mixed-income apartment projects either recently completed or expected over the next few years. That growth may shift the neighborhood's density and housing mix over time.
A property-tax referendum passed in 2022 funds teacher pay and school safety staffing across Miami-Dade through 2027, which is a direct ongoing cost for homeowners and a relevant context for why the district has resources it otherwise would not. A statewide cell phone policy is also working its way through Florida legislation, with a required policy expected by the end of 2026, something families with older elementary students will want to follow.
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