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Biscayne Elementary
Community School was established in 1941. Over the years it has evolved
into a nurturing and dynamic educational environment. Biscayne
Elementary serves Pre-K - 6th grade students in the northern Miami Beach
community. Our total population is approximately 1000 students,
including the following ethnicities: 10% White Non-Hispanic, 5% Black
Non-Hispanic, 83% Hispanic and 2% Asian/Indian/Multiracial.
Approximately 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Biscayne Elementary is a Title I Funded School utilizing allocated funds
to address the specific needs of students. In addition, special programs
aimed at meeting the academic needs of our students are in place. These
programs include: The Exceptional Student Education Program delivered
through a full inclusion model for students with diagnosed
exceptionalities; The Limited English Proficiency Program which provides
instruction in English for students of other languages; The Extended
Foreign Language program which allows for additional multidisciplinary
instructional time in Spanish to students; A Gifted Program that
provides academic and cultural enrichment for students who meet the
required criteria; The Academic Excellence Program (AEP), which provides
academic enrichment through instruction using critical thinking
techniques. These programs focus on improving the academic achievement
as well as the social and cultural development of all students.
The principal, and three assistant principals, serve as the
instructional leaders of the school. There are forty-six classroom
teachers, six ESE teachers, two elementary guidance counselors, one
speech therapist, a media specialist, eight special area teachers, a
reading leader, nine full-time paraprofessionals and one full-time media
clerk employed at the school. There are forty-six teachers with a
Bachelor’s Degree, 34 teachers who have a Master’s Degree, 5 teachers
with Specialist Degrees and 3 teachers with Doctoral Degrees. The ethnic
make-up of the staff is 32% White Non-Hispanic, 18% Black Non-Hispanic
and 50% Hispanic. The student-teacher ratios are at state-level
requirements as evidenced by data reported on the District and School
Profile Report.
The Florida Department of Education grades Biscayne Elementary as a “B”
school for the 2003-2004 school year. The school grade has fluctuated
between “A” and “B” over the past four years partly due to a mobility
rate of 35.