📍 505 Sw 8th St, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, 33030
Laura C. Saunders Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Homestead, Miami-Dade County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Laura C. Saunders Elementary School enrolls 477 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 42% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 273 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 42% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 477 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 377 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Laura C. Saunders Elementary School 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.
Laura C. Saunders Elementary School 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 477 students, Laura C. Saunders Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 615 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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