State/Public Elementary Open

Ada Merritt K-8 Center

๐Ÿ“ 660 Sw 3rd St, Miami, Miami-Dade County, 33130

747
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ada Merritt K-8 Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Miami, Miami-Dade County. The school has 747 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 88% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Miami-Dade
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Ada Merritt K-8 Center enrolls 747 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
376 (50%)
Female students
371 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 1.3% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino54673%
White17824%
Asian101.3%
Black or African American6<1%
Two or more races5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

177 of the school's 747 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 16 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

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8

Ada Merritt K-8 Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 113.

School district: MIAMI-DADE

Ada Merritt K-8 Center 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 747 students, Ada Merritt K-8 Center 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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International affiliations

IB World School
IB PYP (Ages 3โ€“12) IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16)
IBO code
003001
IB since
11 July 2006
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

88%
Reading proficient
85%
Math proficient
10%
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: City - Large

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