Summary:
The city of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida is home to a single standout school, the Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 school, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. This school consistently outperforms the Miami-Dade district and the state of Florida in various academic assessments, including EOC exams, Statewide Science assessments, and FAST English Language Arts and Math tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had an impressive 93% proficiency rate in Algebra 1, compared to 61% for Miami-Dade and 55% for Florida.
The Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 61.95% White, 34.51% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of African American, Asian, and other racial groups. The school has maintained a strong ranking within the state, placing in the top 20% of Florida elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 38.5% in the 2022-2023 school year is an area of concern that the school and district may need to address.
With a total enrollment of 2,231 students, the Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 school spent $7,863 per student in the 2022-2023 school year and had a student-teacher ratio of 21.8. While the school's academic performance is exceptional, the high chronic absenteeism rate and the level of resources available to the school compared to the district and state averages are factors that warrant further investigation to ensure the continued success of this standout institution.
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