Coconut Grove Elementary, 3351 Matilda St.: Pre-K-5, 547 students (NCES 2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Coconut Grove Elementary 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.

Coconut Grove Elementary is at 3351 Matilda St. in Coconut Grove; federal records use a Coconut Grove mailing address, but the school is inside the City of Miami. Its zone covers more Miami addresses than any other elementary school’s, about 7%. It earned an A in each of the last three years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-445-7876, 3351 Matilda St., Miami, FL 33133
  • School website: coconutgroveschool.org
  • 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 3351 Matilda St., Miami, FL 33133
Phone 305-445-7876
Grades Pre-K to 5
Mascot Stringray
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-0841

Principal

Principal Dania Garcia, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 547 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 37 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 499 students against a capacity of 458; it does not give a date for that count.

Programs

The school’s website describes a World Language Program in Spanish from kindergarten through fifth grade, built into reading and language arts.

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 A (78% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

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

  • Third grade English language arts achievement: 91%
  • English language arts achievement: 87%
  • Math achievement: 88%
  • Science achievement: 84%

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 Coral Gables Waterway and Biscayne Bay, the line runs west along Coral Gables Waterway to SW 42nd Avenue (LeJeune Road), north to Loquat Avenue, east along Loquat to Kumquat Avenue, east along Kumquat Avenue to Franklin Avenue, east to Hibiscus Street, north to Thomas Avenue, east to Elizabeth Street, north to Metrorail, northeast to SW 26th Road, southeast on SW 26th Road to the Rickenbacker Causeway entrance and Biscayne Bay shoreline, south along Biscayne Bay shoreline to the Coral Gables Waterway, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 1991-92 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 5,704 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 7.4%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Coconut Grove Elementary in the Coral Gables 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 Coconut Grove Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade, at 3351 Matilda St., Miami.

What is Coconut Grove Elementary’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 78% of possible points, after an A in 2025.

Which high school does Coconut Grove Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Coconut Grove Elementary 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.