Brucie Ball Educational Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Miami, Florida
Brucie Ball Educational Center in Miami, Florida enrolled 435 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 9-30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-59% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
426 students in 2022-23, 454 students in 2023-24, 435 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 426 | 0.0 | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 0.0 | not reported |
| 2024-25 | 435 | 0.0 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brucie Ball Educational Center enrolled 379 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.9% of students were Hispanic, 19.1% Black, 5.1% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic74.9%
- Black19.1%
- White5.1%
- Asian0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Brucie Ball Educational Center scored proficient or above: 9-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 9‑30% | 57% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 58% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
40-59% of the 24 students in Brucie Ball Educational Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Florida | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 40‑59% | 90% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 24 | 23,623 | 208,274 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Miami
22 public schools of this kind in Miami report 2024-25 enrollment; Brucie Ball Educational Center is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| True North Classical Academy | 1,450 | 17.7 | 12.2% |
| KIPP Miami-Liberty City | 1,359 | 20.3 | 9.1% |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Miami Dade | 1,316 | 17.5 | 0.7% |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Village Green | 856 | 20.9 | 20.8% |
| I Preparatory Academy | 781 | 18.6 | 18.2% |
| Miami-Dade Virtual High School Franchise | 498 | 22.6 | 3.4% |
| Brucie Ball Educational Center | 435 | not reported | 52.0% |
| Prek Intervention | 355 | not reported | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Brucie Ball Educational Center
- Instructional Center System WideThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 80 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Ruth Owens Kruse Education CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 97 students, 3.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Compare Brucie Ball Educational Center with Instructional Center System WideStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Miami-Dade County Public Schools spends per student$13,138 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,138
- The largest public schools in FloridaBrucie Ball Educational Center is the number 67 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#67 of 347
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Brucie Ball Educational Center
How many students attend Brucie Ball Educational Center?
435 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 426 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Miami, FL.Is Brucie Ball Educational Center a Title I school?
Brucie Ball Educational Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Brucie Ball Educational Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Brucie Ball Educational Center scored proficient or above: 9-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Brucie Ball Educational Center?
40-59% of the 24 students in Brucie Ball Educational Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Brucie Ball Educational Center in?
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120039002135 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.