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Special education charter elementary school · Miami-Dade · Miami, Florida

Early Beginnings Academy

Early Beginnings Academy rates 6.5 on our scale, which leans on how many students test on grade level; on Florida's learning-gains rating it is Commendable.

Elementary schools, 1 to 10This campus against public elementary schools around it that are rated on verified state test data.
6.5this school

6.5 on a one-to-ten scale; the Miami-Dade median is 7.6.

#1,826 of 3,811 schools in Florida · Miami-Dade: 287 elementary schools rated, median 7.6 · Florida School Improvement Rating 2025-26: Commendable, on learning gains

The brief

A Miami-Dade charter elementary school where students score 52 points below what's typical for similar communities.

Florida rates Early Beginnings Academy on learning gains, not on how many students test on grade level. Its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Commendable, on 50% of possible points (Commendable starts at 50%). In reading, 61% of eligible students made learning gains, and in math, 39%; 100% of students were tested. Its previous rating was Commendable, in 2024-25.

Early Beginnings Academy is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.

Math25%29 students tested · state average not published · 2022 EdFacts
Reading25%30 students tested · state average not published · 2022 EdFacts
Proficiency has improved 15 points since 2020, reaching 25% in 2022, across a 3-year record (2020–2022).2022 EdFacts; 6 test records from FL state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
9.6
50% of the rating
Academics
2.1
30% of the rating
Resources & Environment
5.5
20% of the rating

Academics is status: the share of students testing on grade level. Florida's School Improvement Rating counts learning gains instead, and Student Progress is our school-wide proficiency trend, not Florida's measure of each student's gains.

About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2024

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 3/3 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 15% (multi-year average, 2020-2022) · reading/ELA 15% (multi-year average, 2020-2022).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 33125; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2020-2022; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Early Beginnings Academy and the 20 nearest elementary schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

Open the Miami school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.

The area

Median income
$40,940
Median home value
$377,600
Median rent
$1,427/mo
College educated
21.8%
Homeownership
25.9%
Poverty rate
23.6%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 33125; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
83
Very Walkable
Transit Score
64
Good Transit
Bike Score
55
Bikeable
City reported crime
2,590/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Miami. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Miami), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Who goes here

Free or reduced lunch
3.6%
Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).

Compare nearby

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Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible schools within 5 miles, best rated first.
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    6.5
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Eight grade-compatible schools using the same rating model sit within 5 miles, and five rate higher than Early Beginnings Academy.Public-school ratings. Straight-line distance from this campus. Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Early Beginnings Academy serve?

Early Beginnings Academy serves students in grades Pre-K through 5th.

How many students attend Early Beginnings Academy?

Early Beginnings Academy has an enrollment of approximately 110 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Beginnings Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Early Beginnings Academy is 18.3:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Early Beginnings Academy rank in FL?

Early Beginnings Academy ranks #1,826 of 3,811 schools in FL.

What is Early Beginnings Academy's MySchoolScout rating?

Early Beginnings Academy has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown and leans on how many students test on grade level; equity data is shown separately for context. Florida rates Early Beginnings Academy on learning gains instead: its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Commendable, on 50% of possible points (Commendable starts at 50%).

What are the test scores at Early Beginnings Academy?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Early Beginnings Academy has 15% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2020-2022) and 15% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2020-2022).

Is Early Beginnings Academy a charter school?

Yes, Early Beginnings Academy is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.

Is Early Beginnings Academy a Title I school?

No, Early Beginnings Academy is not currently a Title I school.

What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Early Beginnings Academy?

3.6% of students at Early Beginnings Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.

School facts

Grades
Pre-K – 5th
Enrollment
110
Student-teacher ratio
18.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
6
Type
Special_ed
Title I
No
Florida School Improvement Rating
Commendable (2025-26, on learning gains)
Setting
Large City
County
Miami-Dade County
Phone
(305) 325-1080
Rank in district
#308 of 503
Schools in district
536
District spending per student
$13,066
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
15.8%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 33125)
55,449
Area average commute
28.8 min
Area median age
43.9

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Florida Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.