Other / mixed grade configuration · Miami, FL

Leewood K-8 Center

Federal NCES profile for Leewood K-8 Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120039000450
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Leewood K-8 Center earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Florida schools.

#87 of 161
schools in Miami · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
13:1
small classes for Florida
25.4%
free-lunch eligible

Leewood K-8 Center has class sizes smaller than 85% of Florida schools. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Leewood K-8 Center ranks #87 of 161 schools in Miami, FL.

School address

Enrollment

506

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

25.4%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-51% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Leewood K-8 Center compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Leewood K-8 Center

Leewood K-8 Center is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Miami, Florida, enrolling 506 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 13:1, Leewood K-8 Center is leaner than roughly 85% of Florida schools and 27% under the state's 17.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 25.4% free-meal eligibility runs 51% below the Florida average.

With 506 students, its enrollment sits close to the Florida median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Against 309 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #176.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (76%) and White (16%) (diversity index 39/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 506 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 19.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Miami-Dade also operates John a. Ferguson Senior High (4,291 students) and Coral Reef Senior High School (3,399 students) alongside Leewood K-8 Center.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Leewood K-8 Center compares

Leewood K-8 Center on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▼ 27% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 25.4% ▼ 51% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 506 top 60% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
506
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
25.4%
free-lunch eligible - 51% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 15% in Florida - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,258
per pupil, district-wide - above Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 506 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 76.1%
White 16.2%
African American 4.7%
Two or More 1.8%
Asian 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 76.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.2, Leewood K-8 Center is less mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Miami-Dade, which includes Leewood K-8 Center.

$12,258
Per student
+10%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 57.2%
State 23.3%
Federal 19.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Leewood K-8 Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
John a. Ferguson Senior High Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Coral Reef Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
South Dade Senior High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Miami Senior High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hialeah Gardens Senior High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Leewood K-8 Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Miami-Dade · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Leewood K-8 Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Leewood K-8 Center

How many students attend Leewood K-8 Center?

Leewood K-8 Center has 506 students enrolled. It is a public school in Miami, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Leewood K-8 Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Leewood K-8 Center is 13:1, which is 27% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Leewood K-8 Center?

25.4% of students at Leewood K-8 Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Leewood K-8 Center?

The largest demographic group at Leewood K-8 Center is Hispanic or Latino at 76.1% of enrollment, in Miami, FL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Leewood K-8 Center?

Leewood K-8 Center has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Leewood K-8 Center rank among schools in Miami?

By Resource Investment Index, Leewood K-8 Center ranks #87 of 161 schools in Miami, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Miami on the city page.

Is Leewood K-8 Center a good school?

Leewood K-8 Center earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Florida schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Miami-Dade?

Besides Leewood K-8 Center, Miami-Dade also operates John a. Ferguson Senior High (4,291 students), Coral Reef Senior High School (3,399 students), and South Dade Senior High School (3,382 students). See the Miami-Dade district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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