Original Research by School Decision on Restart 500 Role Models
Restart 500 Role Models is a public alternative school in Miami serving grades three through five, located on NW 27th Avenue in the northwestern part of the city. It operates within Miami-Dade County Public Schools and is not a charter or magnet school.
The data available for this school is extremely thin. Enrollment is reported as zero across all grades, and no demographic breakdowns, economic status figures, or special population counts are present. State assessment results are absent entirely. Because the school does serve grades three through five, those grades are tested under Florida's state assessment system, so the missing proficiency data is a genuine gap rather than a structural one tied to grade band. A parent would want to contact the school or the district directly to understand current enrollment status and academic performance. It is worth noting that schools classified as alternative can serve specialized populations, operate on non-traditional schedules, or function as re-engagement settings, which sometimes places them outside the standard reporting cycles or makes comparisons to conventional elementary schools less straightforward. The name itself suggests a program orientation around mentorship or positive behavioral modeling, though no program details were available in the data.
Comparison metrics relative to districts in Miami-Dade County could not be calculated because school-level values were missing for proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and graduation rate. The last metric does not apply in any case, since this school serves only elementary grades.
The broader district context is worth understanding for any family considering a school in Miami-Dade. The district has been experiencing a sustained enrollment decline, and publicly reported accounts indicate that as many as nine schools were proposed for closure or consolidation heading into the coming school year, with new grade configurations like K-8 and K-12 models under consideration. Families moving to the area should expect the possibility of reassignment or boundary changes. On the funding side, voters approved a property tax increase several years ago to support teacher pay and school safety staffing, with that higher rate set to expire unless renewed.
The neighborhood sits in a large, dense urban city. Miami as a whole is highly walkable, with the northwestern corridor less connected to the downtown transit infrastructure than areas like Brickell or Edgewater. The city's housing market sits noticeably above both state and national medians, with rents consuming a substantial share of household income at current market rates. Home values in the zip code have seen a modest year-over-year dip. Miami-Dade County as a whole has seen population softening recently, publicly reported as one of the larger county-level declines in the country, tied in part to shifts in immigration patterns.
Given how little verified data exists for this school, a parent researching it should treat this profile as a starting point rather than a complete picture. Reaching out directly to the school and to Miami-Dade County Public Schools' alternative education office would be the most reliable path to understanding what the program offers, who it serves, and whether current enrollment is active.
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