Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center, 11250 NW 86th St.: pre-K to grade 8, 636 students (NCES 2023-24), an A in Florida's 2026 grades and a magnet program.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the school’s website, the district’s magnet schools site, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.
Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center is a Miami-Dade County Public Schools school for pre-K through eighth grade on NW 86th Street in north Doral. The mascot is the Panther, and the school colors are hunter green and navy blue, according to the district’s directory.
Who to call
- Front office: 305-889-5757, 11250 NW 86th St., Doral, FL 33178
- School website: drek8.net
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s admissions page and the Parent Portal
- Magnet program: DREcomm on the district’s magnet site
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools: 305-995-1000
| Address | 11250 NW 86th St., Doral, FL 33178 |
| Phone | 305-889-5757 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 8 |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| School board member | Danny Espino |
Principal
Principal Phil A. Mato, according to the district’s school directory and the principal’s message on the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
The federal NCES directory counted 636 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 15 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F. The Florida Department of Education says school grades “provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school,” in its 2026 school grades overview. For a K-8 school the grade counts test results in English, math, science and social studies, learning gains, and middle schoolers who pass a high school course exam or earn an industry certification.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (65% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | B |
The share of students who passed the state tests in 2025-26, from the 2026 file:
- English language arts: 63%
- Math: 67%
- Science: 63%
- Social studies: 74%
- Middle school acceleration: 80% of eligible students
The full school report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site; choose Miami-Dade and the school’s name.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup. The district’s directory describes the zone, set in the 2008-09 school year, as the area north of NW 58th Street between NW 114th Avenue and the Palmetto Expressway, running north along Okeechobee Road, plus the area west of NW 114th Avenue north of NW 62nd Terrace out to the county line.
- High school: the directory lists Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High as the feeder high school.
- Middle school option: families who want a traditional middle school may choose the middle school assigned to their neighborhood instead of the K-8 center, the directory says. Ruben Dario Middle School, 350 NW 97th Ave. in Miami, is the middle school whose zone in the directory takes in Doral west of the Palmetto Expressway.
Calendar and bell times
From 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
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter recess
Bell times from the district’s directory:
| Grades | Hours |
|---|---|
| Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade | 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. |
| Grades 2 to 8 | 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. |
| Grades 2 to 8, Wednesdays | 8:35 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. |
Magnet program
The district’s magnet site calls DREcomm: Center for Communications “the first-ever magnet program in Doral.” It is open to kindergarten through sixth grade: the youngest students work on storytelling and presentations, third to fifth graders on public speaking, podcasts and digital storytelling, and sixth graders on journalism, video production, broadcasting and speech writing. The site says seventh and eighth grades will be added one grade a year. Apply through the district’s magnet application; for 2027-28 the window runs Oct. 1, 2026, to Jan. 15, 2027, as our schools guide explains.
More on Doral schools
- The district’s page for Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center
- Every public school in Doral
- Our Doral schools guide for enrollment and the calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center serve?
Pre-K through eighth grade, according to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools directory. The school is at 11250 NW 86th St. in Doral.
What is Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center’s school grade?
It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 65% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025 and a B in 2024.
Which high school does Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center feed into?
The district’s school directory lists Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High as its feeder high school.
What time does Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center start?
Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade run 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. Grades 2 to 8 run 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., ending at 1:50 p.m. on Wednesdays, according to the district’s directory.
What is DREcomm?
DREcomm: Center for Communications is a district magnet program at the school for kindergarten to sixth grade, focused on media, storytelling and public speaking. Families apply through the district’s magnet application.
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