Kensington Park Elementary, 711 NW 30th Ave.: Pre-K-5, 969 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 Kensington Park 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.

Kensington Park Elementary is at 711 NW 30th Ave. in the Grapeland Heights area north of Flagler Street. Its zone runs from NW 27th to NW 37th avenues between Flagler Street and the Miami River, about 5% of the city’s address points. It earned a C in each of the last two years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-649-2811, 711 NW 30th Ave., Miami, FL 33125
  • School website: kpelions.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 711 NW 30th Ave., Miami, FL 33125
Phone 305-649-2811
Grades Pre-K to 5
Mascot Lion
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-2661

Principal

Principal Michelle Fernandez, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 969 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 65 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 820 students against a capacity of 1,424; 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 C (49% of possible points)
2024-25 C
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: 42%
  • English language arts achievement: 44%
  • Math achievement: 55%
  • Science achievement: 40%

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 west to NW 37th Avenue, north to Tamiami Canal, west to Seaboard Railroad, north to Miami River, southeast to NW 27th Avenue, south to West Flagler Street, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 1996-97 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 4,164 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 5.4%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Kensington Park Elementary 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 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 Kensington Park Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade, at 711 NW 30th Ave., Miami.

What is Kensington Park Elementary’s school grade?

It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 49% of possible points, after a C in 2025.

Which high school does Kensington Park Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Kensington Park 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.