Morningside K-8 Academy, 6620 NE Fifth Ave.: Pre-K-8, 406 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 Morningside K-8 Academy 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.

Morningside K-8 Academy is at 6620 NE Fifth Ave. in the Upper Eastside. It is the neighborhood school for the bayfront from the Airport Expressway north to the Little River Canal, and it runs an international language magnet program. It earned an A in each of the last three years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-758-6741, 6620 NE Fifth Ave., Miami, FL 33138
  • School website: morningsidek-8.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 6620 NE Fifth Ave., Miami, FL 33138
Phone 305-758-6741
Grades Pre-K to 8
Mascot Dolphin
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-3501

Principal

Principal Leonardo Mouriño, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 406 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 27 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 390 students against a capacity of 666; it does not give a date for that count.

Magnet program

The school’s magnet page describes an International Education Language Magnet Program that begins in kindergarten and aims for students to be bilingual, biliterate and bicultural. The school also lists self-contained gifted classes.

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 (70% 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: 60%
  • English language arts achievement: 70%
  • Math achievement: 72%
  • Science achievement: 76%
  • Social studies achievement: 97%
  • Middle school acceleration: 81%

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 Biscayne Bay and the Airport Expressway (State Road 112), the line runs west to NE Fourth Avenue, north to NE 61st Street, west to NE Second Avenue, north to NE 79th Street, east to the Little River Canal (approximately NE Fourth Avenue), east on the Little River Canal to Biscayne Bay, south along Biscayne Bay to Airport Expressway (State Road 112), and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 1992-93 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 2,731 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 3.5%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Morningside K-8 Academy 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 8: 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 8, 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 Morningside K-8 Academy serve?

Pre-K through eighth grade, at 6620 NE Fifth Ave., Miami.

What is Morningside K-8 Academy’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 70% of possible points, after an A in 2025.

Which high school does Morningside K-8 Academy feed into?

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

What time does Morningside K-8 Academy start?

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