Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary, 514 NW 77th St.: Pre-K-5, 382 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 Jesse J. McCrary Jr. 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.

Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary is at 514 NW 77th St. in Little River. Its zone runs from NW Seventh Avenue east to Biscayne Bay between about NE 71st Street and the Little River Canal. It earned an A in 2026 after a C in 2025.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-754-7531, 514 NW 77th St., Miami, FL 33150
  • School website: pr30216.wixsite.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 514 NW 77th St., Miami, FL 33150
Phone 305-754-7531
Grades Pre-K to 5
Mascot Dolphin
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-3021

Principal

Principal Terracish J. Boynton, according to the district’s school directory.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 382 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 23 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 269 students against a capacity of 674; it does not give a date for that count.

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 (68% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 B

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

  • Third grade English language arts achievement: 45%
  • English language arts achievement: 51%
  • Math achievement: 69%
  • Science achievement: 63%

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 I-95 and Little River Canal (approximately NW 86th Street), the line runs southeast to North Miami Avenue, south to NE 82nd Street, east to Biscayne Bay, south along the shoreline to the Little River Canal, west on the Little River Canal to NE 79th Street, west on NE 79th Street to NE Second Avenue, south to NE 71st Street, west to NW Seventh Avenue, north to NW 79th Street, east to I-95, north to Little River Canal, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 1995-96 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 1,923 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 2.5%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary in the Miami Edison 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 2:05 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 2:05 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 Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade, at 514 NW 77th St., Miami.

What is Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 68% of possible points, after a C in 2025.

Which high school does Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Jesse J. McCrary Jr. Elementary start?

Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade, 8:20 a.m. to 2:05 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 2:05 p.m.. From the district’s school directory.