Parkview Educational Center

Parkview Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Opa Locka, Florida, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 182. The school is part of the Miami-Dade school district, which is ranked 24th out of 68 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkview Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (80.22%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 61.26% to 89.61% African American students. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.7% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which have rates ranging from 14.2% to 39.9%. Academically, Parkview Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Miami-Dade and Florida state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with its 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate at 27%, compared to 56% for Miami-Dade and 55% for Florida. Additionally, Parkview Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.92% to 94.67% over the past few years, higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 57.66% to 84.8%.

Despite the high spending per student at Parkview Elementary, ranging from $13,372 to $20,605 over the past few years, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need for a more targeted approach to address the specific needs of the student population. The combination of high poverty rates, low academic performance, and high chronic absenteeism at Parkview Elementary may indicate broader equity issues within the school system that require further investigation and targeted interventions.