State/Public Elementary Open

Air Base K-8 Center for International Education

๐Ÿ“ 12829 Sw 272nd St, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, 33032

1,109
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Air Base K-8 Center for International Education is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Homestead, Miami-Dade County. The school has 1,109 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alonza Pendergrass. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 74% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Alonza Pendergrass
School district
Miami-Dade

Enrollment & staffing

Air Base K-8 Center for International Education enrolls 1,109 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
496 (45%)
Female students
613 (55%)
Teachers (FTE)
62
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 7.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino78070%
Black or African American18216%
White887.9%
Asian302.7%
Two or more races252.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

475 of the school's 1,109 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 439 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Air Base K-8 Center for International Education is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 117.

School district: MIAMI-DADE

Air Base K-8 Center for International Education is one of 542 schools in MIAMI-DADE, based in MIAMI, Florida. The district serves 333,233 students district-wide and employs 16,606 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,109 students, Air Base K-8 Center for International Education is larger than the district average of about 615 students per school.

333,233
District students
542
Schools
16,606
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

85%
Reading proficient
74%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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