David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center

David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center is a elementary school located in North Miami, FL, serving grades -1–8 and approximately 1,282 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 10.9 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 69 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.6:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center 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.

For families in North Miami considering elementary placement, David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center is one of the campuses The Miami regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center". 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.