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Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School

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Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School ranks 757 th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School is a small, PK-5 public school in Miami, FL, serving 294 students as part of the Miami-Dade district, and it has become a standout success story in a community where many nearby schools face significant challenges.

The most exciting news for parents is the school's dramatic academic turnaround. After years of low performance, Kelsey L. Pharr has skyrocketed to a 3-star rating and now ranks in the 66th percentile statewide—a remarkable jump of over 40 percentile points in just three years. This is especially impressive when compared to nearby schools like Earlington Heights Elementary School (23rd percentile) and Maya Angelou Elementary School (16th percentile). The school's math program is a clear standout: 92% of 4th graders are proficient in math, which is 27 points above the state average and the highest score among all nearby schools. While English Language Arts scores are strong in 5th grade (67% proficient), the school is working to improve early literacy in 3rd and 4th grades, where scores are slightly below district averages.

Kelsey L. Pharr also invests heavily in its students, spending $15,735 per student—significantly more than schools like Comstock Elementary School ($11,761). This funding supports a low student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1, meaning smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with about 65% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, yet it has become a beacon of academic success in its neighborhood. While chronic absenteeism has improved to 25.8% (better than the district average), it remains an area to watch as the school continues its upward trajectory.

294

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,735

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 NW 46th St
Miami, FL 33142

(305) 633-0429

District: Miami-Dade

Students who attend Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Georgia Jones Ayers Middle School
High:	Miami Jackson Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

African American:

33.0%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Florida median (66th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

Florida avg62%

757^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

108^th of 279Elementary Schools in the Miami-Dade

20^th of 70Miami-Dade among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	757 of 2240	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	788 of 2258	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	1316 of 2256	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1716 of 2240	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1645 of 2219	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1820 of 2247	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1684 of 2182	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1148 of 2118	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.9	1727 of 2112	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	1564 of 2087	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	1649 of 2064	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	1449 of 2029	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	1892 of 1984	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.9	1967 of 1985	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	1886 of 1919	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.7	1767 of 1847	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	1710 of 1789	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	1720 of 1786	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	1614 of 1688	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Math79%+15 vs state

Science69%+9 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 NW 46th St	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 633-0429	294	17	17.2	64.6%	1 (0.3%)	97 (33.0%)	196 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.8	757^th of 2240 public elementary schools	66.2%		63.7	788^th of 2258 public elementary schools	65.1%	31	57.0	51.0	67.0				77.0	92.0	69.0				69.0						$15,735	$2,246	$13,489
Earlington Heights Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4750 NW 22nd Ave	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 635-7505	371	26	14.2	69.3%	5 (1.3%)	209 (56.3%)	155 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.9	1715^th of 2240 public elementary schools	23.4%		49.7	1121^st of 2258 public elementary schools	50.4%	594	46.0	62.0	44.0				36.0	52.0	66.0				35.0						$18,221	$4,134	$14,087
Agenoria S Paschal/Olinda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5536 NW 21st Ave	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 633-0308	296	22	13.4	67.9%	4 (1.4%)	176 (59.5%)	116 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.9	1432^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	36.1%		31.8	1596^th of 2258 public elementary schools	29.3%	164	43.0	69.0	50.0				62.0	37.0	59.0				62.0						$20,815	$2,892	$17,923
Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1850 NW 32nd St	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 636-3480	620	39	15.8	51.1%	5 (0.8%)	33 (5.3%)	581 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21.6	1884^th of 2240 public elementary schools	15.9%		18.3	1966^th of 2258 public elementary schools	12.9%	82	30.0	43.0	40.0				61.0	59.0	40.0				41.0						$13,240	$1,546	$11,694
Lenora Braynon Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 NW 12th Ave	Miami	33127	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 635-0873	353	22	16.0	66.0%	5 (1.4%)	171 (48.4%)	175 (49.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.1	1923^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	14.2%		10.7	2135^th of 2258 public elementary schools	5.4%	212	54.0	31.0	43.0				50.0	58.0	37.0				34.0						$14,718	$2,271	$12,447
Mater International Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3405 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 638-8016	179	8	22.3	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	178 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	1840^th of 2240 public elementary schools	17.9%		34.7	1506^th of 2258 public elementary schools	33.3%	334	58.0	56.0	39.0				67.0	44.0	29.0				13.0						$9,951	$754	$9,198
Charles R Drew K-8 Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1775 NW 60th St	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 691-8021	461	27	17.0	78.5%	4 (0.9%)	410 (88.9%)	46 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	1938^th of 2240 public elementary schools	13.5%		12.7	2091^st of 2258 public elementary schools	7.4%	153	36.0	22.0	38.0	57.0	63.0	66.0	35.0	30.0	28.0	57.0	52.0	61.0	53.0	47.0	86.0	92.0	95.0	77.0	$15,867	$1,807	$14,061
Orchard Villa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5720 NW 13th Ave	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 754-0607	283	16	17.6	68.6%	3 (1.1%)	158 (55.8%)	120 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	36.8	1481^st of 2240 public elementary schools	33.9%		30.9	1615^th of 2258 public elementary schools	28.5%	134	35.0	58.0	59.0				47.0	72.0	59.0				58.0						$17,083	$1,697	$15,387
Melrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3050 NW 35th St	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 635-8676	518	26	19.9	63.7%	2 (0.4%)	141 (27.2%)	375 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	1567^th of 2240 public elementary schools	30.0%		28.5	1688^th of 2258 public elementary schools	25.2%	121	42.0	48.0	35.0				62.0	62.0	73.0				44.0						$14,976	$1,837	$13,141
Lorah Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5160 NW 31st Ave	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 633-1424	207	10	20.7	70.5%	2 (1.0%)	128 (61.8%)	77 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.4	1575^th of 2240 public elementary schools	29.7%		26	1757^th of 2258 public elementary schools	22.2%	182	62.0	45.0	58.0				62.0	41.0	47.0				51.0						$15,789	$2,153	$13,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School

How many students attend Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School.

Is Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School a good school?

Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School ranks 757^th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Georgia Jones Ayers Middle School
High : Miami Jackson Senior High School

What district is Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School in?

Miami-Dade

What is the racial makeup of Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School?

Students at Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School are 67% Hispanic, 33% African American.

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