Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary, 1050 Fourth St.: pre-K to fifth grade, 462 students (NCES 2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the South Pointe 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.
Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary is the Miami-Dade County Public Schools neighborhood elementary school for the southern end of South Beach, below about 10th Street, and for Star, Palm, Hibiscus and Watson islands in Biscayne Bay. About 11% of Miami Beach address points in the county’s attendance boundary map fall inside its zone. Its mascot is the Dolphins.
Who to call
- Front office: 305-531-5437, 1050 Fourth St., Miami Beach, FL 33139
- School website: mbsouthpointe.net
- 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 | 1050 Fourth St., Miami Beach, FL 33139 |
| Phone | 305-531-5437 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| Mascot | Dolphins |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Jorge Mazon, according to the school’s administrative team page, which lists one assistant principal.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 462 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 28 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 16.5 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 452 students against a capacity of 576, or 78% 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 (65% 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: 67%
- English language arts achievement: 72%
- Math achievement: 76%
- Science achievement: 59%
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.
Attendance zone
The district’s directory traces the zone from Biscayne Bay at 10th Street east to West Avenue, south to Ninth Street, east to Michigan Avenue, south to Eighth Street and east to the ocean. It then runs south along the coast to the southern end of Fisher Island, around Fisher Island to Government Cut and west to the Intracoastal Waterway, taking in Watson Island, Star Island, Palm Island and Hibiscus Island. North of the zone is Fienberg/Fisher K-8. The directory dates the zone to the 1991-92 school year. Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.
South Pointe 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 school’s website lists an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and posts a brochure for the program (PDF).
Calendar and bell times
Hours from the district’s directory:
- Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade: 8:35 a.m. to 2:05 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 2:05 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 South Pointe 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 South Pointe Elementary serve?
Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary is at 1050 Fourth St. in Miami Beach.
What is South Pointe Elementary’s school grade?
It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 65% of possible points, its third A in a row.
Which middle and high school does South Pointe 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 South Pointe Elementary start?
School starts at 8:35 a.m. Pre-K through first grade end at 2:05 p.m., and grades 2 to 5 end at 3:05 p.m., or 2:05 p.m. on Wednesdays, according to the district’s directory.
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