📍 5700 W 24th Ave, Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, 33016
Ben Sheppard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County. The school has 897 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Zulema C Lamazares. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ben Sheppard Elementary School enrolls 897 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 874 | 97% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.4% |
| White | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
687 of the school's 897 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 633 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ben Sheppard 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 36, state house district 103.
Ben Sheppard 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 897 students, Ben Sheppard Elementary School is larger 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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