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Spanish Lake Elementary School

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Spanish Lake Elementary School ranks 815 th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Spanish Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hialeah, Florida, serving 1,152 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Miami-Dade County Public School District. While the school's spending per student is generally in line with district and state averages, it faces some challenges, including higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates and test scores that are below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels.

Compared to nearby schools, Hive Preparatory School, a public charter school, consistently outperforms Spanish Lake Elementary in test scores, while Joella C. Good Elementary School, a public magnet school, also outperforms the school in this area. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Spanish Lake Elementary, ranging from 53.73% to 78.4% over the past few years, suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the lower test scores and other performance indicators.

Addressing the identified areas of concern, such as the high chronic absenteeism rates and the unique needs of the student population, could help Spanish Lake Elementary School improve and better support its students' academic and social-emotional development. The school's performance can be better understood in the context of the surrounding schools and the Miami-Dade County Public School District, which is ranked 22nd out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

1,138

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,684

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7940 NW 194th St
Hialeah, FL 33015

(305) 816-0300

District: Miami-Dade

Students who attend Spanish Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lawton Chiles Middle School
High:	Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

African American:

2.9%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2014 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Florida median (64th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

Florida avg58%

815^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

126^th 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	62.4	815 of 2258	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	1055 of 2256	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	908 of 2240	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	899 of 2219	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	1093 of 2247	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	770 of 2182	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	739 of 2118	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	827 of 2112	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.3	638 of 2087	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	682 of 2064	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.1	473 of 2029	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	531 of 1984	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	59.2	861 of 1985	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.5	898 of 1919	53.2%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Math70%+10 vs state

Science57%~ state avg

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Teachers are great. Administration is awful. My second year with a child in the school. Both years after 1 week, they change the teacher. They move teachers around like if they were bugs. Close Quote

Schools Near Spanish Lake 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 Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 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 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
Spanish Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7940 NW 194th St	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 816-0300	1,138	65	17.5	48.9%	12 (1.1%)	33 (2.9%)	1,081 (95.0%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.4	815^th of 2258 public elementary schools	63.9%		51.5	1055^th of 2256 public elementary schools	53.2%	240	57.0	54.0	59.0				74.0	65.0	68.0	100.0		57.0						$12,684	$1,439	$11,243
Palm Springs North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17615 NW 82nd Ave	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 821-4631	1,422	80	17.7	45.3%	28 (2.0%)	28 (2.0%)	1,355 (95.3%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.2	660^th of 2258 public elementary schools	70.8%		64	771^st of 2256 public elementary schools	65.8%	111	65.0	54.0	63.0	71.0			76.0	76.0	64.0	82.0		59.0						$10,684	$999	$9,685
Coral Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 SW 148th Ave	Miramar	33027	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7950	417	23	18.1	30.9%	27 (6.5%)	151 (36.2%)	202 (48.4%)	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	80.6	396^th of 2258 public elementary schools	82.5%		82	357^th of 2256 public elementary schools	84.2%	39	71.0	67.0	68.0				82.0	74.0	68.0			75.0						$15,748	$1,962	$13,786
Somerset Academy Elementary (Miramar Campus)	Public, Charter	K-5	12601 Somerset Blvd	Miramar	33027	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 829-2406	517	31	16.6	62.7%	37 (7.2%)	133 (25.7%)	322 (62.3%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	93.7	63^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	97.2%		88.5	218^th of 2256 public elementary schools	90.3%	155	88.0	79.0	81.0				90.0	93.0	79.0			79.0						$9,241	$573	$8,669
Mater Gardens Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9010 NW 178th Ln	Hialeah	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 512-9775	803	4	200.7	57.8%	17 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	770 (95.9%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	87.3	240^th of 2258 public elementary schools	89.4%		85.6	293^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	87.0%	53	86.0	76.0	75.0				95.0	93.0	70.0			63.0						$10,276	$114	$10,162
Somerset Academy Miramar South	Public, Charter	K-5	12425 SW 53rd St	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 829-2406	215	11	19.5	53.0%	15 (7.0%)	48 (22.3%)	133 (61.9%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	99	1^st of 2258 public elementary schools	100.0%		99.2	1^st of 2256 public elementary schools	100.0%		100.0	100.0	100.0				100.0	100.0	96.0			100.0						$10,079	$495	$9,584
Joella C. Good Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6350 NW 188th Ter	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 625-2008	941	56	16.8	52.4%	12 (1.3%)	109 (11.6%)	804 (85.4%)	15 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84	314^th of 2258 public elementary schools	86.1%		80.4	396^th of 2256 public elementary schools	82.4%	82	67.0	66.0	78.0				78.0	79.0	79.0			79.0						$12,699	$1,418	$11,281
Hive Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	5855 NW 171st St	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 231-4888	854	52	16.4	51.3%	7 (0.8%)	93 (10.9%)	750 (87.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.4	53^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	97.7%		92.1	111^th of 2256 public elementary schools	95.1%	58	87.0	80.0	87.0	92.0	88.0	91.0	91.0	84.0	88.0	92.0	100.0	88.0	97.0	91.0	95.0	100.0	97.0	$12,626	$1,283	$11,343
Coconut Palm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13601 Monarch Lakes Blvd	Miramar	33027	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-5050	511	30	17.0	47.0%	22 (4.3%)	217 (42.5%)	205 (40.1%)	52 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	62.8	807^th of 2258 public elementary schools	64.3%		65.9	723^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	68.0%	84	68.0	57.0	51.0				71.0	76.0	67.0			49.0						$14,796	$2,224	$12,572
Charles David Wyche Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5241 NW 195th Dr	Miami Gardens	33055	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 628-5776	568	39	14.5	68.1%	7 (1.2%)	55 (9.7%)	498 (87.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.6	1735^th of 2258 public elementary schools	23.2%		25	1768^th of 2256 public elementary schools	21.6%	33	40.0	42.0	41.0				53.0	47.0	49.0			44.0						$16,330	$1,697	$14,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Spanish Lake Elementary School

What district is Spanish Lake Elementary School in?

Miami-Dade

What schools do graduates of Spanish Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Spanish Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lawton Chiles Middle School
High : Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High

How many students attend Spanish Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,138 students attended Spanish Lake Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Spanish Lake Elementary School?

Students at Spanish Lake Elementary School are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian.

Is Spanish Lake Elementary School a good school?

Spanish Lake Elementary School ranks 815^th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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