Emerson Elementary School is located at 8001 SW 36th St, Miami, FL 33155, within Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The campus serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5. Enrollment stands at 283 students as of the current school year the smallest enrollment campus in this 23-school batch. The student–teacher ratio is 15:1. The student body is 48% female and 52% male. State testing shows 72% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math and 77% in reading, ranking it among the strongest academic performers in this batch. Ranked #204 in Florida and earning a best school badgewith just 50% economically disadvantaged enrollment, Emerson Elementary serves the Westchester–South Miami area with 19 full-time teachers and a Gifted and Talented program consistently placing in the top 10% of Florida elementary schools among the best elementary schools in Florida in its peer group. Emerson Elementary's small campus scale creates an intimate, community-focused learning environment serving the SW 36th Street corridor of Westchester through MDCPS's attendance zone. Local housing values average approximately $560,000 in the Westchester–South Miami residential market. Ranked #204 in Florida with 72% math and 77% reading proficiency — both 20+ points above state averages — Emerson Elementary is one of southwest Miami-Dade's most academically distinguished small elementary campuses, consistently outperforming district and state benchmarks across its compact 283-student community.