Santa Clara Elementary, 1051 NW 29th Terrace: Pre-K-5, 532 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 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.

Santa Clara Elementary is at 1051 NW 29th Terrace, between Allapattah and Wynwood. Its zone is the rectangle from NW 28th Street north to the Airport Expressway, between NW 14th Avenue and I-95. It earned a C in each of the last two years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-635-1417, 1051 NW 29th Terrace, Miami, FL 33127
  • School website: school page on dadeschools.net
  • 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 1051 NW 29th Terrace, Miami, FL 33127
Phone 305-635-1417
Grades Pre-K to 5
Mascot Eagle
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-4841

Principal

Principal Tequila S. Clayton, according to the district’s school directory.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 532 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 32 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 429 students against a capacity of 713; 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 (53% 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: 32%
  • English language arts achievement: 38%
  • Math achievement: 54%
  • Science achievement: 57%

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 NW 14th Avenue and State Road 112, the line runs east on State Road 112 to I-95, south on I-95 to NW 28th Street, west on NW 28th Street to N.W.14th Avenue, north on NW 14th Avenue to State Road 112, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 2011-12 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 1,548 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 2%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Santa Clara Elementary in the Miami Jackson 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 Santa Clara Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade, at 1051 NW 29th Terrace, Miami.

What is Santa Clara Elementary’s school grade?

It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 53% of possible points, after a C in 2025.

Which high school does Santa Clara Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Santa Clara 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.