Coral Way K-8 Center, 1950 SW 13th Ave.: Pre-K-8, 1,038 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 Coral Way 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.

Coral Way K-8 Center, at 1950 SW 13th Ave., is a neighborhood school for the Coral Way and northern Brickell areas, with a bilingual program. Its zone runs from Brickell’s bayfront west to SW 22nd Avenue. It earned an A in each of the last three years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-854-0515, 1950 SW 13th Ave., Miami, FL 33145
  • School website: coralwayk8center.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 1950 SW 13th Ave., Miami, FL 33145
Phone 305-854-0515
Grades Pre-K to 8
Mascot Chiefs
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-1121

Principal

Principal Barbara M. Martin, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 1,038 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 57 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 18.2 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 940 students against a capacity of 1,374; it does not give a date for that count.

Bilingual programs

The school’s website calls Coral Way the home of the nation’s first bilingual program. Designated a Bilingual School Organization, it offers dual language education in English and Spanish, and an International Studies Program, Spanish track, run with Spain’s Ministry of Education, with its own eligibility requirements, according to the program page.

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 (69% 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: 69%
  • English language arts achievement: 71%
  • Math achievement: 70%
  • Science achievement: 67%
  • Social studies achievement: 76%
  • Middle school acceleration: 85%

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 SW 15th Road and Biscayne Bay, the line runs north on SW 15th Road to SW 11th Street, west to SW Eighth Avenue, north to SW Eighth Street, west to SW 15th Avenue, south to SW 12th Street, west to SW 17th Avenue, south to SW 17th Street, west to SW 22nd Avenue, south to SW 22nd Street (Coral Way), east to SW 17th Avenue, south to U.S. 1, north along U.S. 1 to SW 26th Road, southeast on SW 26th Road to the Rickenbacker Causeway entrance and the Biscayne Bay shoreline, north along the Biscayne Bay shoreline to SE 15th Road, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 2005-2006 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 4,297 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 5.6%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Coral Way 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:

  • PreK, K ,1: 8:15 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 8: 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 8, 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 Coral Way K-8 Center serve?

Pre-K through eighth grade, at 1950 SW 13th Ave., Miami.

What is Coral Way K-8 Center’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 69% of possible points, after an A in 2025.

Which high school does Coral Way K-8 Center feed into?

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

What time does Coral Way K-8 Center start?

PreK, K ,1, 8:15 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.; Grades 2 to 8, 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.; Grades 2 to 8, Wednesdays, 8:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.. From the district’s school directory.