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Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1739^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center in Hialeah, FL, is a public school serving 1,082 students in grades PK through 8 within the Miami-Dade County Public School District, where about 55% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a unique mix of strengths and challenges. On one hand, Milam K-8 excels at accelerating its top students in advanced subjects. In recent End-of-Course exams, students scored 100% proficiency in Geometry and 89% in Biology, far exceeding district and state averages. On the other hand, the school struggles with grade-level proficiency for the majority of its students. For example, 8th-grade science proficiency is just 18%, compared to 49% district-wide. This pattern creates a "Jekyll and Hyde" performance, where the school is highly effective for advanced learners but falls short for the general student body. Nearby schools like Bob Graham Education Center and Mater Academy (both 4-star schools) achieve strong results across all student levels, highlighting a significant gap in Milam's instructional approach.

One bright spot is chronic absenteeism, which at 21% is lower than the district average of 28.2%, meaning students are consistently attending class. However, the school's academic decline becomes more pronounced as students move into middle school, especially in STEM subjects. Milam also spends more per student ($12,952) than high-performing peers like Mater Academy ($9,983), suggesting the issue isn't funding but how resources are used. For parents, this school may be a good fit if your child is already performing at an advanced level, but families seeking consistent grade-level growth might find stronger options at nearby traditional or charter schools in the area.

1,082

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,952

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6020 W 16th Ave
Hialeah, FL 33012

(305) 822-0301

District: Miami-Dade

Students who attend Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center usually attend:

Middle:	Palm Springs Middle School
High:	Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

White:

0.5%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (51% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg66%

Florida avg62%

Elementary school

1,739^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

860^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

239^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	27.1	1739 of 2240	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	1733 of 2258	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1689 of 2256	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1684 of 2240	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1483 of 2219	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1630 of 2247	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1392 of 2182	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1489 of 2118	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1629 of 2112	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	1692 of 2087	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.6	1474 of 2064	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	1422 of 2029	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.1	1315 of 1984	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1642 of 1985	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1446 of 1919	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	1305 of 1847	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	1375 of 1789	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	1356 of 1786	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.9	1013 of 1688	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.9	162 of 202	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.3	148 of 199	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	860 of 1216	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	828 of 1205	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	782 of 1196	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	820 of 1177	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	802 of 1148	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	836 of 1136	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	602 of 1099	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	678 of 1035	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	621 of 1031	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.7	474 of 997	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.1	554 of 999	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.1	490 of 956	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	461 of 897	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	581 of 891	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	514 of 839	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	450 of 780	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.5	485 of 740	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.2	471 of 736	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.4	343 of 675	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.9	383 of 602	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.0	382 of 593	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+44 vs state

Biology 189%+15 vs state

Algebra 174%+11 vs state

Civics63%-14 vs state

Math54%-8 vs state

English Language Arts49%-11 vs state

Science25%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 23, 2019

This school lacks leadership and good teachers. The attitude is one of mediocrity and poor customer service. They also lack parental involvement. I would not recommend this school to any family. There are better schools out there with better administration. 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
Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	6020 W 16th Ave	Hialeah	33012	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 822-0301	1,082	61	17.7	55.2%	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1,066 (98.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.1	1739^th of 2240 public elementary schools	22.4%		26.6	1733^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	23.3%	6	55.0	43.0	48.0	50.0	48.0	52.0	63.0	47.0	46.0	57.0	48.0	62.0	32.0	18.0	74.0	100.0	89.0	63.0	$12,952	$1,398	$11,554
John G. Dupuis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 W 59th Pl	Hialeah	33012	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 821-6361	508	33	15.3	64.4%	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	502 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59.6	887^th of 2240 public elementary schools	60.4%		65.7	740^th of 2258 public elementary schools	67.2%	147	58.0	71.0	56.0				78.0	62.0	72.0				58.0						$14,599	$1,367	$13,232
Bob Graham Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	15901 NW 79th Ave	Miami Lakes	33016	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 557-3303	1,404	82	17.1	40.5%	59 (4.2%)	42 (3.0%)	1,283 (91.4%)	18 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71.3	593^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	73.5%		72.8	561^st of 2258 public elementary schools	75.2%	32	71.0	79.0	72.0	70.0	83.0	75.0	72.0	81.0	74.0	53.0	53.0	88.0	63.0	69.0	97.0	100.0	100.0	85.0	$12,859	$1,360	$11,499
Palm Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7450 W 16th Ave	Hialeah	33014	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 823-6970	574	39	14.7	50.5%	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.9%)	554 (96.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.7	1409^th of 2240 public elementary schools	37.1%		46.6	1190^th of 2258 public elementary schools	47.3%	219	58.0	48.0	57.0				62.0	58.0	58.0				49.0						$14,557	$1,511	$13,046
Mater Palms Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7901 NW 103rd St	Hialeah Gardens	33016	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 390-1106	866	40	21.6	63.0%	164 (18.9%)	60 (6.9%)	612 (70.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (1.8%)	35	1527^th of 2240 public elementary schools	31.8%		45	1222^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	45.9%	305	60.0	50.0	48.0	69.0	65.0	62.0	63.0	54.0	41.0	61.0	76.0	41.0	35.0	18.0	76.0		93.0	71.0	$7,832	$462	$7,370
Ben Sheppard Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5700 W 24th Ave	Hialeah	33016	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 556-2204	927	58	15.9	63.2%	6 (0.6%)	13 (1.4%)	905 (97.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52.1	1091^st of 2240 public elementary schools	51.3%		53	1042^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	53.9%	49	64.0	57.0	55.0				83.0	71.0	60.0				43.0						$13,125	$1,513	$11,613
Mater Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7700 NW 98th St	Hialeah Gardens	33016	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 698-9900	1,521	71	21.4	92.6%	10 (0.7%)	10 (0.7%)	1,493 (98.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	70.3	624^th of 2240 public elementary schools	72.1%		77.3	465^th of 2258 public elementary schools	79.4%	159	70.0	73.0	70.0				72.0	76.0	64.0				63.0						$9,983	$667	$9,316
Youth County-Op Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7700 W 20th Ave	Hialeah	33016	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 819-8855	761	43	17.6	77.4%	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	738 (97.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53.5	1060^th of 2240 public elementary schools	52.7%		62.5	813^th of 2258 public elementary schools	64.0%	247	60.0	51.0	68.0	65.0	71.0	63.0	73.0	68.0	58.0	60.0	64.0	36.0	59.0	31.0	93.0		100.0	82.0	$9,381	$733	$8,647
Twin Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6735 W 5th Pl	Hialeah	33012	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 822-0770	325	18	18.0	59.1%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	321 (98.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.9	1194^th of 2240 public elementary schools	46.7%		28.1	1698^th of 2258 public elementary schools	24.8%	504	65.0	51.0	56.0				81.0	70.0	53.0				48.0						$15,668	$2,192	$13,475
North Twin Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 W 74th Pl	Hialeah	33014	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 822-0721	590	38	15.5	64.6%	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	573 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60.6	858^th of 2240 public elementary schools	61.7%		53.3	1030^th of 2258 public elementary schools	54.4%	172	59.0	65.0	71.0				73.0	71.0	56.0				60.0						$12,994	$1,324	$11,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center

How many students attend Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,082 students attended Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center.

Is Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center a good school?

Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Florida elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center attend?

Students who attend Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palm Springs Middle School
High : Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center?

Students at Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center in?

Miami-Dade

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