Miami, FL elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Pinecrest Academy North Campus (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade96%46%Greatly Exceeds Expectations419
#2A+True North Classical Academy At Pinecrest (Charter)Miami95%52%Greatly Exceeds Expectations70
#3A+Sunset Elementary School (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade94%64%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,196
#4A+True North Classical Academy At Gateway (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade92%59%Greatly Exceeds Expectations281
#5A+Hive Preparatory School (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade90%37%Greatly Exceeds Expectations841
#6A+Palmetto Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade90%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations666
#7A+Archimedean Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade89%63%Greatly Exceeds Expectations646
#8A+Somerset Academy Bay (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade89%60%Greatly Exceeds Expectations458
#9A+Calusa Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade87%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations770
#10A+Somerset Academy Kendall (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade87%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations226
#11A+Ada Merritt K 8 Center (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade85%61%Greatly Exceeds Expectations747
#12A+Miami Childrens Museum Charter School (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade85%58%Greatly Exceeds Expectations309
#13A+Academir Charter School West (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade84%62%Exceeds Expectations715
#14A+Ethel Koger Beckham K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade83%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations838
#15A+Pinecrest Cove Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade83%50%Greatly Exceeds Expectations947
#16A+Pinecrest Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade82%60%Greatly Exceeds Expectations945
#17ASomerset Preparatory Academy Sunset (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade81%54%Greatly Exceeds Expectations442
#18APinecrest North Preparatory Fontainebleau Campus (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade80%54%Greatly Exceeds Expectations784
#19APinecrest Preparatory Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade80%57%Greatly Exceeds Expectations555
#20ALeewood K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade79%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations599
#21ABen Gamla Charter School (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade78%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations245
#22ABent Tree Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade78%42%Greatly Exceeds Expectations395
#23APinecrest Academy South Campus (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade78%53%Greatly Exceeds Expectations750
#24AMarjory Stoneman Douglas ElemMiamiMiami-Dade77%49%Greatly Exceeds Expectations623
#25ANorma Butler Bossard Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade77%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,042
#26ASomerset Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade77%39%Greatly Exceeds Expectations802
#27AVirginia A Boone Highland Oaks SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade77%54%Greatly Exceeds Expectations600
#28AWhispering Pines Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade77%46%Greatly Exceeds Expectations483
#29APinecrest Glades Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade76%58%Exceeds Expectations940
#30ASomerset Palms Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade76%42%Greatly Exceeds Expectations303
#31ADante B Fascell Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade75%47%Greatly Exceeds Expectations357
#32ADavid Fairchild Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade75%50%Greatly Exceeds Expectations468
#33ASnapper Creek Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade75%43%Greatly Exceeds Expectations371
#34A-Dr Manuel C Barreiro Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade74%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations612
#35A-Kendale Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade74%50%Greatly Exceeds Expectations371
#36A-Kendale Lakes Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade74%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations693
#37A-Royal Palm Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade74%45%Greatly Exceeds Expectations461
#38A-Vineland K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade74%53%Exceeds Expectations740
#39A-Winston Park K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade74%49%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,204
#40A-Coral Park Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade73%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations915
#41A-Dr Gilbert L Porter Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade73%46%Greatly Exceeds Expectations570
#42A-Mater Grove Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade73%53%Exceeds Expectations1,215
#43A-Morningside K 8 Academy (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade73%33%Greatly Exceeds Expectations415
#44A-William H Lehman Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade73%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations543
#45A-Pine Villa Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade72%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations250
#46A-Claude Pepper Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade71%49%Exceeds Expectations432
#47A-Jack David Gordon Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade71%51%Exceeds Expectations840
#48A-Mater Academy Kiwanis (Charter)Miami71%30%Greatly Exceeds Expectations158
#49A-Oliver Hoover Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade71%51%Exceeds Expectations646
#50A-Dr Carlos J Finlay ElementaryMiamiMiami-Dade70%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations552
#51A-Jane S Roberts K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade70%50%Exceeds Expectations625
#52B+Devon Aire K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade70%49%Exceeds Expectations1,029
#53B+Joe Hall Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade70%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations375
#54B+Christina M Eve Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade69%49%Exceeds Expectations532
#55B+Howard Drive Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade69%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations361
#56B+Mater Academy East Charter School (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade69%34%Greatly Exceeds Expectations566
#57B+Coral Way K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade68%46%Exceeds Expectations1,064
#58B+Tropical Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade68%45%Greatly Exceeds Expectations396
#59B+Zora Neale Hurston Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade68%48%Exceeds Expectations467
#60B+Academir Preparatory Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade67%51%Meets Expectations377
#61B+Sunset Park Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade67%50%Exceeds Expectations402
#62B+Emerson Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade66%47%Exceeds Expectations301
#63B+Everglades K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade66%43%Greatly Exceeds Expectations953
#64B+Rockway Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade66%41%Greatly Exceeds Expectations337
#65B+Scott Lake Elementary School (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade66%27%Greatly Exceeds Expectations462
#66B+Seminole Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade66%46%Exceeds Expectations522
#67B+Village Green Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade66%38%Greatly Exceeds Expectations245
#68BAventura Waterways K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade65%55%Meets Expectations2,168
#69BBanyan Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade65%47%Exceeds Expectations332
#70BEwf Stirrup Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade65%40%Greatly Exceeds Expectations645
#71BKendall Square K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade65%50%Meets Expectations458
#72BMater Academy Miami Beach (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade65%45%Exceeds Expectations614
#73BAcademir Charter School Preparatory (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade64%38%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,150
#74BCharles R Hadley Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade64%41%Greatly Exceeds Expectations626
#75BCypress K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade64%43%Exceeds Expectations390
#76BKenwood K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade64%46%Exceeds Expectations844
#77BWesley Matthews Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade64%48%Meets Expectations536
#78BFlagami Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade62%38%Greatly Exceeds Expectations357
#79BFrank Crawford Martin K 8 Center (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade62%44%Exceeds Expectations707
#80BGreenglade Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade62%49%Meets Expectations298
#81BRoyal Green Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade62%47%Meets Expectations407
#82B-Colonial Drive Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade61%37%Greatly Exceeds Expectations284
#83B-Kelsey L Pharr Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade61%27%Greatly Exceeds Expectations311
#84B-Sylvania Heights Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade61%43%Exceeds Expectations503
#85B-Gloria Floyd Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade60%37%Greatly Exceeds Expectations347
#86B-Lincoln Marti Charter School Little Havana Campus (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade60%45%Meets Expectations684
#87B-Bowman Ashedoolin K 8 AcademyMiamiMiami-Dade59%44%Meets Expectations835
#88B-Mater Academy Of International Studies (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade59%30%Greatly Exceeds Expectations485
#89B-Norwood Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade59%30%Greatly Exceeds Expectations454
#90B-Olympia Heights Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade59%36%Greatly Exceeds Expectations316
#91B-Van E Blanton Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade59%23%Greatly Exceeds Expectations399
#92B-Gratigny Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade58%26%Greatly Exceeds Expectations417
#93B-Southside Preparatory Academy (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade58%50%Doesn't Meet Expectations929
#94C+Shenandoah Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade58%31%Greatly Exceeds Expectations787
#95C+Bridgeprep Academy South (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade57%47%Meets Expectations436
#96C+Coral Reef Montessori Academy Charter School (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade57%38%Exceeds Expectations532
#97C+Henry ES Reeves K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade56%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations900
#98C+Fairlawn Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade55%45%Meets Expectations546
#99C+Phyllis R Miller Elementary School (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade55%35%Exceeds Expectations503
#100C+Pine Lake Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade55%31%Greatly Exceeds Expectations376
#101C+Earlington Heights Elementary School (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade54%28%Greatly Exceeds Expectations340
#102CBridgeprep Academy Of Greater Miami (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade54%34%Exceeds Expectations424
#103CFrederick R Douglass ElementaryMiamiMiami-Dade54%25%Greatly Exceeds Expectations221
#104COjus Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade54%35%Exceeds Expectations776
#105CCoral Terrace Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade53%48%Doesn't Meet Expectations476
#106CLakeview Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade52%30%Greatly Exceeds Expectations384
#107CHibiscus Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade51%23%Greatly Exceeds Expectations403
#108CHubert O Sibley K 8 AcademyMiamiMiami-Dade51%28%Greatly Exceeds Expectations660
#109CMiami Heights Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade51%43%Doesn't Meet Expectations644
#110CSweetwater Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade51%34%Exceeds Expectations497
#111C-South Miami Heights ElementaryMiamiMiami-Dade50%35%Meets Expectations452
#112C-Arcola Lake Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade49%27%Greatly Exceeds Expectations521
#113C-Carrie P Meekwestview K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade49%28%Exceeds Expectations551
#114C-Dr Henry W Mackwest Little River K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade49%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations415
#115C-Henry M Flagler Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade49%38%Meets Expectations743
#116C-Liberty City Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade48%20%Greatly Exceeds Expectations269
#117C-Orchard Villa Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade48%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations305
#118C-Thomas Jefferson Biscayne Gardens K 8 AcademyMiamiMiami-Dade48%25%Greatly Exceeds Expectations794
#119D+Caribbean K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade47%28%Exceeds Expectations700
#120D+Edison Park K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade47%25%Greatly Exceeds Expectations437
#121D+Irving And Beatrice Peskoe K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade47%30%Exceeds Expectations763
#122D+Agenoria S Paschalolinda Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade46%28%Exceeds Expectations287
#123D+Norland Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade46%26%Exceeds Expectations562
#124D+Toussaint Louverture ElementaryMiamiMiami-Dade46%22%Greatly Exceeds Expectations337
#125D+Downtown Miami Charter School (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade45%40%Doesn't Meet Expectations484
#126D+Holmes Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade45%24%Exceeds Expectations358
#127D+Mater International Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade45%30%Meets Expectations203
#128D+Mater Preparatory Academy (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade45%32%Meets Expectations375
#129D+Melrose Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade45%29%Meets Expectations494
#130D+Lillie C Evans K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade44%27%Exceeds Expectations334
#131DAuburndale Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade44%33%Meets Expectations706
#132DEneida M Hartner Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade44%33%Meets Expectations377
#133DLorah Park Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade43%30%Meets Expectations262
#134DOak Grove Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade43%25%Exceeds Expectations472
#135DFrancis Stucker K 8 Center (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade42%36%Doesn't Meet Expectations305
#136DKensington Park Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade42%33%Meets Expectations922
#137DCharles R Drew K 8 Center (Magnet)MiamiMiami-Dade41%25%Meets Expectations417
#138DKinloch Park Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade41%39%Underperforms Expectations537
#139DSilver Bluff Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade40%43%Underperforms Expectations399
#140D-Brightview Preparatory Academy (Charter)Miami40%34%Doesn't Meet Expectations130
#141D-Jesse J Mccrary JR Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade40%25%Meets Expectations376
#142D-Parkway Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade40%24%Meets Expectations216
#143D-Bridgeprep Academy Interamerican Campus (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade39%45%Underperforms Expectations186
#144D-Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade38%28%Meets Expectations632
#145D-Phyllis Wheatley Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade37%26%Meets Expectations189
#146D-Santa Clara Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade37%27%Meets Expectations596
#147FTheodore R And Thelma A Gibson Charter School (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade35%25%Meets Expectations140
#148FAlpha Charter Of Excellence (Charter)MiamiMiami-Dade33%41%Underperforms Expectations259
#149FBroadmoor Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade33%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations501
#150FPaul Laurence Dunbar K 8 CenterMiamiMiami-Dade33%26%Doesn't Meet Expectations336
#151FComstock Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade31%28%Doesn't Meet Expectations573
#152FLenora Braynon Smith ElementaryMiamiMiami-Dade31%28%Doesn't Meet Expectations344
#153FRiverside Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade29%28%Underperforms Expectations993
#154FPoinciana Park Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade27%30%Underperforms Expectations168
#155FCitrus Grove Elementary SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade21%29%Underperforms Expectations866

How Miami, FL's elementary schools compare

A: 51B: 42C: 25D: 28F: 9

60% of the 155 ranked elementary schools in Miami, FL earn an A or B (51 A grades, 42 B, 25 C, 28 D, 9 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 138 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (89% here, 70% nationally), and 112 exceed it. On average 61% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 40% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Hive Preparatory School (90% against 37%, A+), Pinecrest Academy North Campus (96% against 46%, A+), Pine Villa Elementary School (72% against 24%, A-), True North Classical Academy At Pinecrest (95% against 52%, A+), Mater Academy Kiwanis (71% against 30%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 39): Miami-Dade (38).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Aventura Waterways K 8 Center (2,168 students, B, #68), Mater Grove Academy (1,215 students, A-, #42), Winston Park K 8 Center (1,204 students, A-, #39).

Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 15 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Miami, FL that are not ranked

6 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (6)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Miami, FL, as grouped on its schools page; the Florida ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Miami, FL

What is the best elementary school in Miami, FL?

Pinecrest Academy North Campus in Miami ranks first among the 155 ranked elementary schools in Miami, FL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 96% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 46%.

How are elementary schools in Miami, FL ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Miami, FL have?

SchoolGrade grades 161 public elementary schools in Miami, FL; 155 are ranked here and 6 are listed as not ranked.