Vineland K-8 Center, Miami FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Vineland K-8 Center

Vineland K-8 Center sits on the southwestern edge of Miami, in a zip code where home values run dramatically higher than state and national medians. That housing context matters for families considering whether to move into the attendance zone: this is one of the pricier residential pockets in an already expensive metropolitan area, with rents that consume a substantial share of typical household income. The neighborhood carries a suburban feel relative to Miami's dense core, though the city's elevated Metrorail and the Underline greenway are accessible, and the broader amenities of a major urban center, from the Miami-Dade Public Library system to Bayfront Park and Biscayne Bay, are a reasonable drive away.

The school serves prekindergarten through eighth grade, meaning it carries children from their earliest schooling through the end of middle school within a single campus community. Enrollment is moderate in size for that grade span. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, which reflects the demographic character of southwestern Miami-Dade broadly. A relatively modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch compared with many Miami-Dade schools, suggesting a less economically stressed peer environment than the district average. Data on English learner populations and students with individualized education programs were not available in what was provided, so a parent with a child in either category would want to ask the school directly about those supports.

On state assessments, the picture is genuinely strong and worth naming clearly. Florida's FAST reading and math assessments, given at each grade from third through eighth, show Vineland performing at a high level across most tested grades. ELA proficiency climbs steadily through the upper grades, with seventh and eighth graders reaching particularly strong results. Math follows a similar upward arc in the middle grades, with sixth and seventh grade results standing out. Third and fourth grade math and reading results are solid, while fifth grade is the one point where both subjects sit closer to the state midpoint. Science results tell a split story: fifth grade science proficiency is below the other tested grades and warrants a conversation with the school, while eighth grade science is one of the school's strongest numbers across any subject or grade. Multi-year trend data was not available, so whether these results represent improvement, stability, or a recent shift cannot be assessed from what was provided.

Because Vineland stops at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate and no AP or dual-enrollment pathway here. Those pathways begin at whichever high school students transition to within Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Families should think of Vineland as building the academic foundation for that next chapter rather than as a school where those outcome metrics apply.

The parent district context adds some things worth knowing. Miami-Dade voters publicly approved a property-tax measure to fund teacher pay and school safety staffing; that levy is set to expire unless renewed, and it directly affects school funding and homeowner costs. More immediately relevant: the district is experiencing sustained enrollment decline and publicly proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools for the coming school year, spanning all three geographic regions. Families moving into any Miami-Dade attendance zone should confirm the current zoning assignment and ask whether any boundary or grade-structure changes are planned, since reconfiguration to new K-8 or K-12 arrangements is actively under discussion district-wide. A cellphone policy shift is also in progress at the state level, with Florida moving toward a full school-day restriction; Miami-Dade's own approach has been more measured, but a statewide policy is expected to take effect.

The program offerings section was not available in the data provided, so whether Vineland has specialty tracks, enrichment programs, or extracurricular depth beyond the core academic program is not something that can be described here. Families interested in those specifics should contact the school or check the Miami-Dade County Public Schools program finder directly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 372%

School 72% · District 69% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 68% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 681%

School 81% · District 64% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 785%

School 85% · District 54% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 60% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 59% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 60% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 63% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 788%

School 88% · District 62% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 889%

School 89% · District 60% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Science

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 56% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 46% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

This schoolMIAMI-DADE, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income78%Higher-income75%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income47%Higher-income79%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income63%Higher-income75%12 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income75%Higher-income86%11 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income83%Higher-income89%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income79%Higher-income93%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income78%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income81%41 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income66%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income63%Higher-income86%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income83%Higher-income86%2 pp gap