Something to Grow About:

50 Years of Teaching Excellence!

"Learning from the Past….

Celebrating the Present…

Building for the Future!"

Flamingo Elementary School is celebrating its fifty first year of educating in 2008. In those fifty one years, Flamingo has grown to a population of about 950 students and 100% certified faculty members. Many of the parents and grandparents of our student body had attended Flamingo as children and have returned because of the family-like atmosphere in the school.

The school vision is to focus on each student maximizing her/his potential and while the achievement of excellence are celebrated, so too are achievements which represent a student personal best.

The mission of the staff, parents and community of Flamingo Elementary School is to dedicate themselves to providing a nurturing, comfortable and supportive environment where we uphold high standards and expectations and where each student is challenged to reach his or her potential.

Flamingo Elementary is located in Hialeah, Florida. The school is sited on a area shared with Bright Park. The areas around the school are residential area.

The community in which the school is located includes diverse socio-economic background.

The staff consists of approximately 101 teachers and staff. This includes our principal, assistant principal, office staff, community service members, technology specialist, paraprofessionals, cafeteria staff, custodians and securities.

A guidance counselor, school psychologist and speech therapist enhance our supportive school environment.

Our teachers are very committed to the school, its curriculum, and most are engaged in the extra-curricular programs.

The non-teaching support staff is similarly very competent and most are high committed to the schools programs.

The school is committed to the professional development of its entire staff.

Flamingo Elementary provides classes for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students. We also accommodate special needs as well as advanced students.

Our kindergarten to third grade classes have a maximum of 20 students per; fourth and fifth grade have a maximum of 25 students per class. We boast a highly diverse student body, with children from many different countries, racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Flamingo Elementary places a high value on academic excellence. Our school has been ranked an "A" school five times in the past six years.

In addition, we're proud to provide our students with a broad range of enrichment programs, including art, music, physical education and computer classes. We also offer after-school programs.

HISTORY

Flamingo Elementary began classes in September of 1957 as a neighborhood school and shared ten-acres with a neighborhood park. Its original name was not Flamingo, but East Hialeah Elementary.

The name Flamingo was chosen by its students at the time. This name was chose because of the flamingos that resided at the famous Hialeah Park nearby.  

The children walked and rode bicycles to school and soon it became a focal point in the community. 

The students and parents took pride in planting garden around the school the first several years.  

The enrollment increased and it was necessary to add a two story wing to the building. 

Air conditioning was unknown at the time but it had been built so that breezes could make the classrooms comfortable for students. The large open space to the east of the building for physical education classes. 

Since its earlier days, many improvements have been made to Flamingo special classrooms and offices.