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25 Best Miami Area Public Elementary Schools

Find out if your child's school makes the grade from Niche.com.

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MIAMI, FL — Website Niche.com has released its 2017 Best Public Schools in Florida, including the best public schools in the Miami area.

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The website, which was founded by students from Carnegie Mellon University, looked at student diversity, teacher quality, test scores and classroom size in developing its rankings for the best public elementary schools.

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Here are the top 25 public elementary schools in the Miami metro area, according to Niche.com though some of the schools are located in nearby Broward and Palm Beach Counties:

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  1. Florida State University Charter Elementary School, Pembroke Pines
  2. Henry S. West Laboratory School, Coral Gables
  3. Morikami Park Elementary School, Delray Beach
  4. Sunset Elementary School, South Miami
  5. Aventura City of Excellence School, Aventura
  6. North Dade Center for Modern Languages Elementary School, Miami Gardens
  7. Coral Reef Elementary School, Palmetto Bay
  8. Equestrian Trails Elementary School, Wellington
  9. Pinecrest Elementary School, Pinecrest
  10. Air Base K-8 Center for International Educatio, Homestead
  11. Palmetto Elementary School, Miami
  12. Franklin Academy, Cooper City
  13. Frank Crawford Martin International Center, Miami
  14. Palm Beach Public School, Palm Beach
  15. Ben Gamla Charter School - Miami Beach, Miami
  16. North Beach Elementary School, Miami Beach
  17. Leewood K-8 Center, Miami
  18. Ada Merritt K-8 Center, Miami
  19. Western Academy Charter School, Royal Palm Beach
  20. Binks Forest Elementary School, Wellington
  21. Everglades Elementary School, Weston
  22. Frontier Elementary School, Loxahatchee
  23. Panther Run Elementary School, Lake Worth
  24. Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School, Palm Beach Gardens
  25. Addison Mizner Elementary School, Boca Raton

To check out the full list of 100, visit Niche online.

Patch editor Sherri Lonon contributed to this article.

Photo of Sunset Elementary School courtesy of Miami-Dade County Public Schools

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