Citrus Grove K-8 Center, 2121 NW Fifth St.: Pre-K-8, 1,583 students (NCES 2024-25), a C in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Citrus Grove K-8 Center website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary maps and address points.

Citrus Grove K-8 Center is at 2121 NW Fifth St., a few blocks from the Marlins’ ballpark. It is the neighborhood school for the area between Flagler Street and the Dolphin Expressway from NW 12th to NW 27th avenues, and the district’s middle school map still labels a separate Citrus Grove middle zone. It earned a C in 2026 after a D in 2025.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-642-4141, 2121 NW Fifth St., Miami, FL 33125
  • School website: citrusgrovek8center.com
  • Enrolling: register in person at the school assigned to your address; the district’s registration guide (PDF) lists what to bring
  • Magnet and choice questions: the district’s School Choice and Parental Options office, 305-995-1922
  • School buses: the district’s transportation department
  • District main line: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 305-995-1000
Address 2121 NW Fifth St., Miami, FL 33125
Phone 305-642-4141
Grades Pre-K to 8
Mascot Marlins
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-0801

Principal

Principal Veronica Bello, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 1,583 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 108 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 1,136 students against a capacity of 2,383; it does not give a date for that count.

Program

The school’s vision, posted on its website, describes a curriculum integrated into an inclusive digital music production magnet academy.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. The state says school grades “provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school,” in its 2026 school grades overview.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (53% of possible points)
2024-25 D
2023-24 C

From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:

  • Third grade English language arts achievement: 23%
  • English language arts achievement: 30%
  • Math achievement: 39%
  • Science achievement: 43%
  • Social studies achievement: 49%
  • Middle school acceleration: 97%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

Attendance zone

The district’s directory describes the zone this way. From West Flagler Street and NW 27th Avenue, the line runs north to Dolphin Expressway (State Road 836), east to NW 22nd Avenue, north to Miami River, southeast on Miami River to NW 12th Avenue, south to West Flagler Street, west to NW 27th Avenue, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 2015-2016 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 3,053 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 4%, fall in its zone. In the county’s middle school map, a zone labeled Citrus Grove Middle covers another 9,621 address points, about 12% of the city.

The district’s directory places Citrus Grove K-8 Center in the Miami Senior High feeder pattern.

Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s directory:

  • Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade: 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 5: 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 5, Wednesdays: 8:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.

Next breaks on the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Friday, Oct. 16: end of the first grading period
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher planning day, no students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving holiday and recess day
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter recess

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Citrus Grove K-8 Center serve?

Pre-K through eighth grade, at 2121 NW Fifth St., Miami.

What is Citrus Grove K-8 Center’s school grade?

It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 53% of possible points, after a D in 2025.

Which high school does Citrus Grove K-8 Center feed into?

The district’s school directory places it in the Miami Senior High feeder pattern.

What time does Citrus Grove K-8 Center start?

Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade, 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.; Grades 2 to 5, 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.; Grades 2 to 5, Wednesdays, 8:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.. From the district’s school directory.