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John I. Smith K-8 Center

Q: Is John I. Smith K-8 Center a good school?

John I. Smith K-8 Center ranks 847 th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

John I. Smith K-8 Center in Doral, FL, is a public school serving 785 students from Pre-K through 8th grade within the Miami-Dade County Public School District, a district ranked in the top 30% of Florida. This school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced high school-level courses, with 90% proficiency in Algebra 1 and 93% in Biology 1—far exceeding district and state averages. However, it faces a notable challenge: a significant drop in proficiency as students move from elementary to middle school grades, with 4th-grade math at 78% falling to 55% in 6th grade. This "middle school slump" is less pronounced at nearby schools like Dr. Toni Bilbao Preparatory Academy, which achieves 86-92% proficiency in middle school subjects.

The school invests heavily in its students, spending $14,482 per pupil—much higher than top-performing neighbors like Doral Academy ($8,849) and Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School ($9,716). This investment supports a lower student-teacher ratio of 16:1, which is competitive with local charter schools. Despite these resources, the school's overall state ranking (62nd percentile) places it in the middle tier of Doral's high-achieving landscape, where schools like Renaissance Elementary Charter School consistently earn 5-star ratings.

Chronic absenteeism is a concern, with 20.5% of students missing 10% or more of the school year—a rate higher than nearby schools like Doral Academy (6.9%). This issue likely contributes to the middle school performance dip. The school's data reveals a paradox: it excels in advanced courses for a select group of students but struggles with grade-level core subjects in middle school. For parents considering options, Dr. Toni Bilbao Preparatory Academy offers a contrasting model with strong middle school results, while Doral Academy and Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School provide consistently high proficiency across all grades.

785

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,482

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10415 NW 52nd St
Doral, FL 33178

(305) 406-0220

District: Miami-Dade

Students who attend John I. Smith K-8 Center usually attend:

Middle:	Ruben Dario Middle School
High:	Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

4.8%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Florida median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Florida avg62%

Elementary school

847^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

554^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	847 of 2240	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	961 of 2258	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	617 of 2256	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	740 of 2240	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	947 of 2219	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	834 of 2247	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	1032 of 2182	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	916 of 2118	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	888 of 2112	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	767 of 2087	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.8	584 of 2064	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	431 of 2029	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	523 of 1984	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	376 of 1985	81.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	583 of 1919	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.9	515 of 1847	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	371 of 1789	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	240 of 1786	86.6%	★★★★☆
2006	87.3	170 of 1688	89.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	554 of 1216	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	629 of 1205	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	504 of 1196	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	634 of 1177	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	713 of 1148	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	469 of 1136	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	655 of 1099	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	494 of 1035	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	438 of 1031	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	372 of 997	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.0	400 of 999	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.2	328 of 956	65.7%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Biology 193%+19 vs state

Algebra 190%+27 vs state

Civics77%~ state avg

Geometry74%+18 vs state

English Language Arts66%+5 vs state

Math65%+3 vs state

Science53%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Horrible staff. Nobody knows their head from the floor. Assistant principal is a bully and doesn’t listen. Close Quote

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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
John I. Smith K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10415 NW 52nd St	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 406-0220	785	49	16.0	22.5%	38 (4.8%)	16 (2.0%)	705 (89.8%)	25 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61.1	847^th of 2240 public elementary schools	62.2%		56.5	961^st of 2258 public elementary schools	57.4%	114	61.0	72.0	68.0	66.0	65.0	61.0	68.0	78.0	64.0	55.0	60.0	63.0	57.0	47.0	90.0	74.0	93.0	77.0	$14,482	$1,541	$12,940
Doral International Academy Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	K-8	6700 NW 104th Ave	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 270-2088	570	39	14.6	23.9%	26 (4.6%)	6 (1.1%)	518 (90.9%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	53.2	1067^th of 2240 public elementary schools	52.4%		66.1	732^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	67.6%	335	63.0	69.0	65.0	69.0	64.0	66.0	63.0	71.0	58.0	23.0	52.0		53.0	71.0	66.0	45.0	78.0	75.0	$12,867	$554	$12,313
Academir Charter School East At Doral	Public, Charter	K-5	11300 NW 41st St	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 360-6033	463	26	17.8	32.2%	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71	604^th of 2240 public elementary schools	73.0%		83	335^th of 2258 public elementary schools	85.2%	269	78.0	59.0	76.0				81.0	63.0	82.0				59.0						$11,326	$1,415	$9,911
Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5950 NW 114th Ave	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 592-7914	861	54	15.9	24.2%	34 (3.9%)	17 (2.0%)	793 (92.1%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61.6	838^th of 2240 public elementary schools	62.6%		59.9	886^th of 2258 public elementary schools	60.8%	48	67.0	64.0	62.0	65.0	67.0	62.0	81.0	70.0	64.0	74.0	55.0	69.0	57.0	57.0	89.0	100.0	100.0	74.0	$12,712	$798	$11,914
Doral Academy North Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2900 NW 109th Ave	Doral	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 888-7687	200	8	25.0	39.5%	15 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (90.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	96.0						96.0												$10,207	$639	$9,568
Andrea Castillo Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	10201 NW 78th St	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 995-1000	412	28	14.7	20.4%	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	394 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.7	662^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	70.4%		68.3	682^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	69.8%	20	69.0	63.0	66.0	78.0			79.0	65.0	75.0	76.0			66.0						$13,957	$1,070	$12,887
Doral Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2450 NW 97th Ave	Doral	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 597-9999	1,091	55	19.8	22.0%	37 (3.4%)	4 (0.4%)	996 (91.3%)	53 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93.5	59^th of 2240 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.8	32^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	98.6%	27	87.0	89.0	86.0				86.0	90.0	90.0				81.0						$8,849	$141	$8,707
Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	8390 NW 53rd St	Doral	33166	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 569-2223	1,085	69	15.7	18.5%	75 (6.9%)	8 (0.7%)	984 (90.7%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	92.4	83^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.2	96^th of 2258 public elementary schools	95.7%	13	88.0	78.0	90.0				90.0	86.0	86.0				81.0						$9,716	$426	$9,290
Renaissance Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	10651 NW 19th St	Doral	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 591-2225	876	42	20.8	38.4%	47 (5.4%)	7 (0.8%)	770 (87.9%)	47 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	88.9	159^th of 2240 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.4	124^th of 2258 public elementary schools	94.5%	35	77.0	83.0	77.0				93.0	89.0	77.0				77.0						$11,078	$333	$10,745
Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	11250 NW 86th St	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 889-5757	584	36	16.2	23.3%	30 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	543 (93.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52.8	1079^th of 2240 public elementary schools	51.8%		43.3	1265^th of 2258 public elementary schools	44.0%	186	61.0	56.0	63.0	50.0	55.0	63.0	87.0	70.0	67.0	47.0	42.0	45.0	69.0	45.0	91.0	83.0	100.0	69.0	$14,117	$1,194	$12,923

Frequently Asked Questions about John I. Smith K-8 Center

What district is John I. Smith K-8 Center in?

Miami-Dade

What schools do graduates of John I. Smith K-8 Center attend?

Students who attend John I. Smith K-8 Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ruben Dario Middle School
High : Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of John I. Smith K-8 Center?

Students at John I. Smith K-8 Center are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend John I. Smith K-8 Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended John I. Smith K-8 Center.

Is John I. Smith K-8 Center a good school?

John I. Smith K-8 Center ranks 847^th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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