North Beach Elementary, 4100 Prairie Ave.: pre-K to fifth grade, 905 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 North 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.

North Beach Elementary is the Miami-Dade County Public Schools neighborhood elementary school for the widest stretch of the city, from 23rd Street north to 63rd Street, plus the Venetian, Sunset, La Gorce and Allison islands. About 38% of Miami Beach address points in the county’s attendance boundary map fall inside its zone, more than any other elementary school. Its mascot is the Seahawks.

Who to call
Address 4100 Prairie Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone 305-531-7666
Grades Pre-K to 5
Mascot Seahawks
District Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Principal

Principal Fatima Balderramos, according to the school’s administrative team page, which lists two assistant principals.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 905 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 50 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 18.1 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 852 students against a capacity of 891, or 96% 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 (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: 75%
  • English language arts achievement: 79%
  • Math achievement: 82%
  • Science achievement: 80%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

Attendance zone

The district’s directory traces the zone from 23rd Street at the ocean west to Dade Boulevard and southwest to Biscayne Bay, then west along the south shores of Biscayne Island, San Marco, San Marino, Di Lido, Rivo Alto and Belle Isle. It then runs north along the bay shore, taking in the Sunset Islands, La Gorce Island and Allison Island, to Indian Creek, south on Indian Creek to 63rd Street and east to the ocean. South of 23rd Street is Fienberg/Fisher K-8; north of 63rd Street is Biscayne Beach Elementary. The directory dates the zone to the 1970-71 school year. Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.

North 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 school describes itself in the district’s directory as a pre-K through fifth grade International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme school and an accredited STEAM school. Its website has an IB PYP page.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does North Beach Elementary serve?

Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. North Beach Elementary is at 4100 Prairie Ave. in Miami Beach.

What is North Beach Elementary’s school grade?

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

Which middle and high school does North 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 North 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.