Elementary · Florida
Thomas Jefferson Biscayne Gardens K-8 Academy
Free meals for allThomas Jefferson Biscayne Gardens K-8 Academy, a public elementary school in Miami, Florida: grades pre-k–8, 787 students, 14.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Miami-Dade.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 787
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.0
- Students per teacher
- 14.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 15.8 · 2,167 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 55% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 77% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 578 · 2,223 schools compared
Larger than 94% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Florida: 57%44%proficient
+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 74% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 55% · 2,181 elementary schools compared
387 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Math
Florida: 59%44%proficient
+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 82% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 60% · 2,181 elementary schools compared
329 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
- Run by
- Miami-Dade
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Miami-Dade.
Location
- Address
- 525 NW 147TH St, Miami, FL 33168
- Phone
- (305)681-7481
- City or town
- Biscayne Gardens
- County
- Miami-Dade County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linda Lentin K-8 CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 594 | 15.6 | 51% | 52% |
Benjamin Franklin K-8 CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 548 | 17.1 | 52% | 51% |
North Miami Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 430 | 12.6 | 49% | 65% |
Rainbow Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 172 | 17.2 | 38% | 39% |
North Dade Center for Modern LanguagesFree meals for all | K–5 | 315 | 14.3 | 84% | 94% |
Oak Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 543 | 17.5 | 40% | 41% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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