Blue Lakes Elementary School

Blue Lakes Elementary School is a school located in Miami, FL, serving grades -1–12 and approximately 380 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 9.9 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 36 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.6:1. That ratio is below the state average for FL, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Blue Lakes Elementary School is a traditional zoned public school within Miami-Dade, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.

State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Miami publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

The Miami covers Blue Lakes Elementary School's news as part of broader education reporting for Miami families and educators.

Tip about Blue Lakes Elementary School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Blue Lakes Elementary School". For more education coverage, see themiami.org/schools or browse The Miami's latest reporting at themiami.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.