Claude Pepper Elementary School (Ranked Top 20% for 2026)

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Claude Pepper Elementary School

14550 Sw 96th St
Miami, FL 33186

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Top 20%

Serving 428 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Claude Pepper Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).

The percentage of students achieving is 63% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving is 74% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).

The student-teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Florida state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 428 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Minority Enrollment: 97%
: Top 20% in FL
: 63% (Top 30%)
: 74% (Top 20%)
: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Claude Pepper Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:

School Overview

Claude Pepper Elementary School's student population of 428 students has declined by 7% over five school years.

The teacher population of 36 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Claude Pepper Elementary School
Pre-K	31
Kind	63
1	68
2	55
3	69
4	58
5	84

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Total Students

428 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School
2023	432
2022	422
2021	461
2020	562
2019	562
2018	602
2017	602
2016	602
2015	688
2014	695
2013	754
2012	809
2011	842
2010	853
2009	885
2008	1,002
2007	999
2006	1,184
2005	1,098
2004	1,183
2003	1,115
2002	1,154
2001	1,226
2000	1,132
1999	1,157
1998	1,192
1997	1,253
1996	1,178
1995	1,162
1994	1,168
1993	1,098

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

36 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School
2023	36
2022	34
2021	37
2020	40
2019	40
2018	45
2017	45
2016	47
2015	51
2014	52
2013	58
2012	65
2011	62
2010	65
2009	69
2008	77
2007	69
2006	81
2005	70
2004	66
2003	59
2002	65
2001	65
2000	64
1999	63
1998	64
1997	68
1996	62
1995	57
1994	54
1993	47

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Year Founded

1905

School Calendar

Last Day of School

Mon. May 25, 2026

Campus Size

50 acres

School Motto

'Truth and Honor'

School Rankings

Claude Pepper Elementary School ranks within the top 20% of all 3,662 schools in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Claude Pepper Elementary School is 0.13, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (FL)

#662 out of 3662 schools
(Top 20%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School
2023	#662
2022	#429
2021	#828
2019	#792
2018	#981
2017	#616
2016	#575
2015	#818
2014	#343
2013	#763
2012	#865

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63%

52%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	63%	52%	56%
2022	75%	52%	55%
2021	60%	48%	45%
2019	71%	59%	61%
2018	71%	58%	59%
2017	80%	57%	56%
2016	77%	54%	52%
2015	66%	53%	50%
2014	66%	59%	59%
2013	69%	58%	58%
2012	65%	57%	55%

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74%

52%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2022	74%	52%	56%
2021	66%	52%	54%
2019	69%	56%	59%
2018	60%	55%	59%
2017	64%	54%	54%
2016	63%	52%	52%
2015	63%	53%	52%
2014	71%	58%	57%
2013	68%	58%	56%
2012	67%	57%	54%
2011	77%	62%	58%

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65-69%

52%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2022	67%	52%	51%
2021	57%	51%	48%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	12:1	17:1	20:1
2022	12:1	16:1	19:1
2021	12:1	16:1	20:1
2020	14:1	16:1	19:1
2019	14:1	16:1	19:1
2018	13:1	16:1	17:1
2017	13:1	15:1	17:1
2016	13:1	16:1	18:1
2015	13:1	16:1	17:1
2014	13:1	15:1	18:1
2013	13:1	15:1	17:1
2012	12:1	15:1	17:1
2011	14:1	15:1	17:1
2010	13:1	15:1	16:1
2009	13:1	14:1	15:1
2008	13:1	15:1	15:1
2007	14:1	16:1	17:1
2006	15:1	16:1	17:1
2005	16:1	16:1	18:1
2004	18:1	17:1	20:1
2003	19:1	18:1	20:1
2002	18:1	18:1	20:1
2001	19:1	18:1	20:1
2000	18:1	18:1	20:1
1999	18:1	18:1	20:1
1998	19:1	18:1	20:1
1997	18:1	18:1	20:1
1996	19:1	18:1	20:1
1995	20:1	18:1	20:1
1994	22:1	19:1	20:1
1993	23:1	19:1	21:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	2%	3%	1%
2022	2%	3%	1%
2021	2%	3%	1%
2020	2%	3%	1%
2019	2%	3%	1%
2018	2%	4%	1%
2017	2%	4%	1%
2016	3%	3%	1%
2015	2%	3%	3%
2014	2%	3%	1%
2013	1%	3%	1%
2012	1%	3%	2%
2011	1%	3%	1%
2010	1%	4%	2%
2009	3%	4%	2%
2008	3%	3%	2%
2007	4%	3%	2%
2006	2%	2%	1%
2005	2%	3%	2%
2004	2%	3%	1%
2003	2%	3%	2%
2002	3%	3%	1%
2001	3%	2%	2%
2000	2%	2%	1%
1999	3%	2%	1%
1998	4%	2%	1%
1997	4%	2%	1%
1996	3%	2%	1%
1995	3%	2%	1%
1994	3%	2%	1%
1993	2%	2%	1%

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Hispanic

93%

37%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	93%	37%	74%
2022	92%	36%	73%
2021	92%	35%	72%
2020	90%	34%	71%
2019	90%	34%	71%
2018	89%	32%	70%
2017	89%	32%	70%
2016	89%	32%	69%
2015	90%	31%	66%
2014	89%	30%	68%
2013	90%	29%	67%
2012	88%	29%	66%
2011	88%	28%	65%
2010	87%	27%	64%
2009	81%	26%	63%
2008	81%	26%	62%
2007	80%	25%	62%
2006	83%	24%	62%
2005	83%	23%	60%
2004	81%	22%	60%
2003	80%	21%	59%
2002	80%	20%	58%
2001	78%	19%	56%
2000	78%	18%	55%
1999	71%	17%	54%
1998	69%	16%	53%
1997	65%	16%	52%
1996	60%	15%	51%
1995	56%	15%	50%
1994	51%	14%	49%
1993	52%	14%	49%

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Black

21%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	1%	21%	19%
2022	2%	21%	19%
2021	2%	22%	20%
2020	2%	22%	21%
2019	2%	22%	21%
2018	2%	22%	22%
2017	2%	22%	22%
2016	2%	23%	23%
2015	2%	23%	23%
2014	3%	23%	23%
2013	4%	23%	24%
2012	4%	23%	24%
2011	4%	23%	25%
2010	4%	24%	25%
2009	6%	24%	26%
2008	5%	24%	27%
2007	5%	24%	27%
2006	5%	24%	28%
2005	4%	24%	28%
2004	5%	24%	29%
2003	5%	24%	29%
2002	5%	25%	30%
2001	4%	25%	31%
2000	3%	25%	32%
1999	5%	25%	33%
1998	4%	25%	34%
1997	5%	25%	34%
1996	6%	25%	34%
1995	5%	24%	34%
1994	8%	24%	34%
1993	7%	24%	34%

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White

35%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	4%	35%	6%
2022	3%	36%	6%
2021	3%	36%	6%
2020	5%	37%	7%
2019	5%	37%	7%
2018	7%	39%	7%
2017	7%	39%	7%
2016	6%	39%	7%
2015	6%	40%	8%
2014	6%	41%	8%
2013	5%	42%	8%
2012	6%	42%	8%
2011	6%	43%	9%
2010	8%	45%	9%
2009	10%	46%	9%
2008	11%	47%	9%
2007	11%	48%	9%
2006	10%	50%	9%
2005	11%	50%	10%
2004	12%	51%	10%
2003	13%	52%	10%
2002	12%	52%	11%
2001	15%	54%	11%
2000	17%	55%	12%
1999	21%	56%	12%
1998	23%	57%	12%
1997	26%	57%	13%
1996	31%	58%	14%
1995	36%	59%	15%
1994	38%	60%	16%
1993	39%	60%	16%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2022	1%	4%	1%
2021	1%	4%	1%
2020	1%	4%
2019	1%	4%
2012	1%	3%
2011	1%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.13

0.70

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	0.13	0.70	0.42
2022	0.15	0.70	0.44
2021	0.15	0.70	0.44
2020	0.19	0.70	0.45
2019	0.19	0.70	0.45
2018	0.20	0.70	0.46
2017	0.20	0.70	0.46
2016	0.21	0.70	0.47
2015	0.19	0.70	0.48
2014	0.21	0.69	0.49
2013	0.19	0.69	0.50
2012	0.22	0.69	0.50
2011	0.22	0.69	0.51
2010	0.24	0.69	0.52
2009	0.35	0.69	0.53
2008	0.36	0.68	0.54
2007	0.37	0.67	0.54
2006	0.31	0.64	0.54
2005	0.30	0.65	0.55
2004	0.33	0.64	0.56
2003	0.34	0.63	0.56
2002	0.35	0.63	0.57
2001	0.37	0.62	0.58
2000	0.40	0.62	0.59
1999	0.47	0.61	0.60
1998	0.48	0.60	0.60
1997	0.52	0.60	0.61
1996	0.56	0.59	0.61
1995	0.57	0.58	0.62
1994	0.60	0.57	0.63
1993	0.60	0.57	0.63

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

54%

47%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	48%	49%	52%
2022	63%	50%	66%
2021	59%	50%	66%
2020	54%	50%	62%
2019	54%	50%	62%
2018	61%	53%	64%
2017	61%	53%	64%
2016	60%	48%	64%
2015	57%	53%	66%
2014	55%	52%	65%
2013	57%	51%	65%
2012	54%	50%	63%
2011	54%	49%	62%
2010	48%	45%	59%
2009	40%	40%	53%
2008	36%	36%	48%
2007	34%	36%	48%
2006	35%	37%	52%
2005	39%	39%	55%
2004	36%	37%	55%
2003	34%	37%	54%
2002	32%	36%	52%
2001	29%	36%	52%
2000	29%	37%	54%
1999	29%	37%	53%
1998	25%	37%	54%
1997	25%	37%	55%
1996	24%	38%	54%
1995	20%	36%	51%
1994	18%	35%	48%
1993	20%	32%	45%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Claude Pepper Elementary School	Florida	Miami-Dade School District
2023	4%	4%	4%
2022	9%	3%	7%
2021	11%	4%	7%
2020	10%	6%	7%
2019	10%	6%	7%
2018	7%	5%	5%
2017	7%	5%	5%
2016	8%	4%	5%
2015	7%	5%	6%
2014	13%	6%	9%
2013	12%	7%	8%
2012	13%	7%	9%
2011	12%	7%	8%
2010	13%	9%	9%
2009	14%	9%	11%
2008	14%	9%	11%
2007	14%	9%	11%
2006	12%	9%	10%
2005	12%	9%	9%
2004	14%	9%	9%
2003	14%	9%	8%
2002	13%	9%	8%
2001	11%	9%	7%
2000	11%	8%	7%
1999	11%	8%	7%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Miami-Dade School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

School Notes

School Mascot: Wild Boars

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Claude Pepper Elementary School's ranking?

Claude Pepper Elementary School is ranked #662 out of 3,662 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Florida.

What schools are Claude Pepper Elementary School often compared to?

Claude Pepper Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Calusa Elementary School, Bowman Ashe/doolin K-8 Academy, Oliver Hoover Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

63% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average), while 74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average).

How many students attend Claude Pepper Elementary School?

428 students attend Claude Pepper Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

93% of Claude Pepper Elementary School students are Hispanic, 3% of students are White, 2% of students are Black, 1% of students are Asian, and 1% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Claude Pepper Elementary School?

Claude Pepper Elementary School has a student ration of 12:1, which is lower than the Florida state average of 17:1.

What grades does Claude Pepper Elementary School offer ?

Claude Pepper Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Claude Pepper Elementary School part of?

Claude Pepper Elementary School is part of Miami-Dade School District.

In what neighborhood is Claude Pepper Elementary School located?

Claude Pepper Elementary School is located in the West End neighborhood of Miami, FL. There are 49 other public schools located in West End.

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 428 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Minority Enrollment: 97%
: Top 20%
: 63% (Top 30%)
: 74% (Top 20%)
: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education