Best Public Schools in Zip Code 33144

Summary:

The 33144 zip code area in Miami, Florida is home to 3 public elementary schools serving grades PK-5: Fairlawn Elementary School, Seminole Elementary School, and Flagami Elementary School. These schools are part of the Miami-Dade school district, which is ranked 22 out of 67 districts in Florida.

Among the 3 schools, Seminole Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, with the strongest academic results across grade levels and subject areas. Seminole Elementary has the highest statewide school ranking, placing 620 out of 2,258 Florida elementary schools, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 15.3, compared to 16.7 at Fairlawn Elementary and 14.1 at Flagami Elementary.

While Seminole Elementary excels academically, the other two schools also demonstrate pockets of strength. For example, Flagami Elementary 3rd graders had 79% proficiency in math in 2024-2025, outperforming the district and state. However, all 3 schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 31.4% and a significant percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, indicating a high-need student population. Addressing these systemic issues will be crucial to improving educational outcomes across the 33144 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (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 Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	444 SW 60th Ave	Miami	33144	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 261-8880	493	30	16.4	51.1%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	487 (98.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50	1115^th of 2258 public elementary schools	50.6%		36.8	1440^th of 2256 public elementary schools	36.2%	325	58.0	59.0	44.0	69.0	59.0	56.0	49.0	$13,647	$1,504	$12,144
Flagami Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	920 SW 76th Ave	Miami	33144	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 261-2031	381	26	14.6	48.3%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	375 (98.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64.7	763^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	66.2%		64.3	768^th of 2256 public elementary schools	66.0%	5	65.0	59.0	51.0	79.0	69.0	65.0	59.0	$16,655	$2,083	$14,572
Seminole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 SW 78th Pl	Miami	33144	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 261-7071	508	33	15.3	56.3%	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	501 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	620^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.5%		65.8	732^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	67.6%	112	59.0	65.0	53.0	80.0	85.0	71.0	61.0	$13,828	$1,463	$12,364

Cities Near Zip Code 33144

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Miami	0.36 mi	328	173^rd
Doral	3.06 mi	24	93^rd
Coral Gables	3.25 mi	9	29^th
South Miami	3.43 mi	5	79^th
Miami Springs	4.18 mi	7	137^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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