LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER

Regular School · HOMESTEAD, FL

LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER is a regular school school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, serving grades PK–08 with 1,059 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

1,059

Teachers (FTE)

59.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	661	62%
Black or African American	376	36%
White	11	1%
Asian	6	1%
Two or more races	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,059	540M / 519F

English Language Learners: 194 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	27.0% -21.8pp	48.8%	560
Reading Proficiency	34.0% -18.2pp	52.2%	558
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	171

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.36 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

24 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

403

38.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,059	100%

Contact & Location

14950 SW 288TH ST

HOMESTEAD, FL 33033

Phone: (305)247-5431

http://lecityk8dolphins.dadeschools.net

District

MIAMI-DADE

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,460

District enrollment: 335,929

Other Schools in District

ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL EAST AT DORAL Elementary
ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE Elementary
ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARATORY Elementary
ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL WEST Elementary
ACADEMIR PREPARATORY ACADEMY Elementary
ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER Elementary
AGENORIA S PASCHAL/OLINDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AIR BASE K-8 CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33033) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120039000451

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD