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Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School

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Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School ranks 252 nd of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School is a public elementary school in Miami, Florida, serving 1,018 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Miami-Dade school district, which is ranked 22 out of 67 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norma Butler Bossard Elementary consistently outperforms the Miami-Dade and Florida state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Statewide Science, compared to 56% for Miami-Dade and 55% for Florida. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.1% in 2021-2022 to 31.4% in 2023-2024, an area the school should focus on improving.

Norma Butler Bossard Elementary outperforms nearby schools in academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science across all grade levels. For instance, in 3rd-grade Math, Norma Butler Bossard had 81% proficiency compared to 84% at Calusa Elementary, 94% at Somerset Academy, and 82% at Kendall Square K-8 Center. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, ranking among the top 20% of Florida elementary schools, a testament to its dedication to providing a quality education.

996

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,092

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15950 SW 144th St
Miami, FL 33196

(305) 254-5200

District: Miami-Dade

Students who attend Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School
High:	Miami Southridge Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.6%

White:

3.2%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (77% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Florida elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg62%

Florida avg58%

252^nd of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 278Elementary Schools in the Miami-Dade

22^nd of 67Miami-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
2025	86.6	252 of 2258	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	270 of 2256	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	385 of 2240	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	461 of 2219	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	419 of 2247	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	276 of 2182	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	424 of 2118	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	451 of 2112	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	382 of 2087	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	76.4	434 of 2064	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	532 of 2029	73.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	353 of 1984	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	308 of 1985	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.5	228 of 1919	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	527 of 1847	71.5%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Math85%+24 vs state

Science75%+20 vs state

English Language Arts71%+14 vs state

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Schools Near Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15950 SW 144th St	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 254-5200	996	63	15.8	41.5%	32 (3.2%)	17 (1.7%)	922 (92.6%)	22 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	86.6	252^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	88.8%		86.4	270^th of 2256 public elementary schools	88.0%	18	68.0	71.0	73.0				81.0	88.0	84.0	100.0			75.0				$12,092	$1,102	$10,990
Jack David Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14600 Country Walk Dr	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 234-4805	805	48	16.7	42.0%	37 (4.6%)	16 (2.0%)	731 (90.8%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	82.5	352^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.6	327^th of 2256 public elementary schools	85.5%	25	81.0	72.0	70.0				83.0	84.0	69.0				59.0				$14,743	$1,169	$13,575
Dr. Gilbert L. Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15851 SW 112th St	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 382-0792	586	44	13.3	43.9%	27 (4.6%)	15 (2.6%)	523 (89.2%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	75	515^th of 2258 public elementary schools	77.2%		68.5	675^th of 2256 public elementary schools	70.1%	160	50.0	56.0	78.0				71.0	79.0	83.0				79.0				$18,359	$1,693	$16,665
Christina M. Eve Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16251 SW 99th St	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 383-9392	482	32	15.0	34.6%	15 (3.1%)	7 (1.5%)	448 (92.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	77.5	459^th of 2258 public elementary schools	79.7%		59	883^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	60.9%	424	83.0	85.0	73.0				69.0	70.0	64.0				58.0				$16,058	$1,182	$14,875
Academir Charter School Elementary South	Public, Charter	K-5	14105 SW 184th St	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 235-6599	128	0		52.3%	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (97.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,713	$332	$13,381
Claude Pepper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14550 SW 96th St	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 386-5244	417	35	11.9	49.2%	20 (4.8%)	10 (2.4%)	381 (91.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	72.7	564^th of 2258 public elementary schools	75.0%		63.4	787^th of 2256 public elementary schools	65.1%	223	71.0	53.0	73.0				78.0	58.0	82.0				77.0				$18,210	$1,761	$16,449
Kendall Square K-8 Center	Public	K-8	9325 SW 169 Place	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 382-0352	638	36	17.7	30.9%	19 (3.0%)	12 (1.9%)	584 (91.5%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	73.9	533^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	76.4%		76	506^th of 2256 public elementary schools	77.6%	27	86.0	65.0	70.0	72.0	64.0	70.0	82.0	65.0	65.0	70.0	45.0	73.0	59.0	47.0	95.0	80.0	$11,767	$970	$10,796
Oliver Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9050 Hammocks Blvd	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 385-4382	617	44	14.0	35.5%	14 (2.3%)	17 (2.8%)	568 (92.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	81.8	374^th of 2258 public elementary schools	83.4%		72.3	586^th of 2256 public elementary schools	74.0%	212	83.0	65.0	64.0				84.0	83.0	73.0				63.0				$15,956	$1,365	$14,590
Somerset Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	18491 SW 134th Ave	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 969-6074	805	38	21.1	67.6%	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	772 (95.9%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.4	187^th of 2258 public elementary schools	91.7%		90.4	167^th of 2256 public elementary schools	92.6%	20	83.0	78.0	74.0				94.0	84.0	78.0				67.0				$10,014	$1,019	$8,995
Calusa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9580 W Calusa Club Dr	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 385-0589	695	40	17.3	26.3%	35 (5.0%)	11 (1.6%)	633 (91.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	95.1	42^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	98.1%		94.1	70^th of 2256 public elementary schools	96.9%	28	82.0	82.0	84.0				95.0	86.0	89.0				88.0				$11,957	$834	$11,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School

What district is Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School in?

Miami-Dade

How many students attend Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 996 students attended Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School.

Is Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School a good school?

Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School ranks 252^nd of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School
High : Miami Southridge Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School?

Students at Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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