Summary
Whispering Pines Elementary School is a mid-sized public school in Miami, FL, serving 500 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Miami-Dade school district, and it stands out for its consistent academic excellence and strong student engagement.
Whispering Pines has a remarkable track record, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and currently ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide. This performance is significantly higher than many nearby schools, such as Pine Lake Elementary (29th percentile) and Robert Russa Moton Elementary (30th percentile). While it is outperformed by the elite Coral Reef Elementary (91st percentile), Whispering Pines has shown a more consistent upward trajectory over the last five years, climbing from the 74th to the 82nd percentile. The school also excels in math, with proficiency rates of 85% in 3rd grade, 80% in 4th grade, and 74% in 5th grade, which are consistently higher than its English Language Arts scores. A key differentiator is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 15.2%, nearly half the district average of 28.2% and the lowest among comparable schools except for Coral Reef Elementary (14.8%).
Whispering Pines achieves these results despite serving a moderately diverse socioeconomic population, with 40.4% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. This is a stark contrast to Mater Academy Bay Elementary, which achieves even higher scores (95th percentile) with a higher poverty rate (52.67%), suggesting that factors like school culture and parental involvement are powerful drivers of success. The school has also undergone a remarkable turnaround from a decade ago, when it ranked in the 57th percentile, to its current 82nd percentile ranking. Additionally, Whispering Pines is highly efficient with its spending at $13,227 per student, achieving far better results than schools that spend significantly more, such as Pine Lake Elementary ($18,434 per student) and Robert Russa Moton Elementary ($22,696 per student). For parents, Whispering Pines offers a strong, high-value alternative to the top-performing Coral Reef Elementary, delivering excellent outcomes with a more economically diverse student body.
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