Biscayne Beach Elementary, 800 77th St.: pre-K to fifth grade, 525 students (NCES 2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 school grades. Zone and hours.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Biscayne Beach Elementary website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundaries.
Biscayne Beach Elementary is the Miami-Dade County Public Schools neighborhood elementary school for North Beach, from 63rd Street to 87th Street. About 19% of Miami Beach address points in the county’s attendance boundary map fall inside its zone. The principal’s message on the school’s website says the school has been part of the community since 1941. Its mascot is the Tigers.
Who to call
- Front office: 305-868-7727, 800 77th St., Miami Beach, FL 33141
- School website: biscaynebeachelementary.com
- Enrolling: the school’s 2026-27 registration page; the district’s Student Registration office, 305-883-5323; magnet, choice and VPK questions go to School Choice and Parental Options, 305-995-1922
- School buses: the district’s transportation department, 305-234-3365
| Address | 800 77th St., Miami Beach, FL 33141 |
| Phone | 305-868-7727 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Jacqueline Adler, according to the school’s administrative team page, which lists one assistant principal. In her message on the school’s website, Adler says she taught at the school for 13 years before returning as principal.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 525 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 33 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 431 students against a capacity of 822, or 52% full; 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. An elementary school is graded on test achievement and learning gains in English language arts and math, plus science achievement, as the grades file shows.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (63% 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: 63%
- English language arts achievement: 64%
- Math achievement: 71%
- Science achievement: 65%
The state’s file lists Biscayne Beach as a Title I school. The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.
Attendance zone
The district’s directory traces the zone from 87th Street at the ocean south along the shoreline to 63rd Street, west to Indian Creek, north along Indian Creek to Biscayne Bay, then around Biscayne Point and Stillwater Point back to 87th Street. South of 63rd Street is the North Beach Elementary zone, and Normandy Isle is zoned for Treasure Island Elementary. The directory dates the zone to the 1970-71 school year. Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.
Biscayne Beach sits in the Miami Beach Senior High feeder pattern, according to the district’s directory, and its students are zoned for Nautilus Middle, the middle school for all of Miami Beach in the county’s boundary map.
Programs
The principal’s message calls the school an International Baccalaureate school and a STEAM “Gold Accredited” school. The school’s IB page describes its Primary Years Programme. The message also names partnerships with the City of Miami Beach, the Miami Beach Adult and Continuing Education Center and the district’s Early Childhood Center, which runs Head Start and VPK.
Calendar and bell times
Hours 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 on Wednesdays: 8:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Next breaks on the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher planning day, no students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving holiday and recess day
- Friday, Dec. 18: teacher planning day, no students
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter recess
More on Miami Beach schools
- The district’s page for Biscayne Beach Elementary
- Every public school in Miami Beach
- Our Miami Beach schools guide for the full calendar, enrollment and magnet deadlines
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Biscayne Beach Elementary serve?
Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Biscayne Beach Elementary is at 800 77th St. in Miami Beach.
What is Biscayne Beach Elementary’s school grade?
It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 63% of possible points, its third A in a row.
Which middle and high school does Biscayne Beach Elementary feed into?
Miami Beach Nautilus Middle and Miami Beach Senior High, which are the zoned middle and high schools for all of Miami Beach.
What time does Biscayne Beach Elementary start?
Pre-K through first grade run from 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. Grades 2 to 5 run from 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., ending at 1:50 p.m. on Wednesdays, according to the district’s directory.
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