📍 8435 W 36th Ave, Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, 33018
West Lakes Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Richelle Thomas. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Lakes Preparatory Academy enrolls 533 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Black or African American and 4.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 460 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 5.4% |
| White | 22 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 533 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 210 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Lakes Preparatory Academy 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.
West Lakes Preparatory Academy 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 533 students, West Lakes Preparatory Academy is close to 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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