John I. Smith K-8 Center, 10415 NW 52nd St.: pre-K to grade 8, 866 students (NCES 2023-24) and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the school’s website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

John I. Smith K-8 Center is a Miami-Dade County Public Schools school for pre-K through eighth grade on NW 52nd Street in Doral. The mascot is the Falcon, and the school colors are navy, burgundy and gray, according to the district’s directory.

Who to call
Address 10415 NW 52nd St., Doral, FL 33178
Phone 305-406-0220
Grades Pre-K to 8
District Miami-Dade County Public Schools
School board member Danny Espino

Principal

The district’s school directory lists Irledia Martinez as principal. The principal’s message on the school’s website is signed by Maribel Rivera. Call the front office to confirm.

Enrollment and teachers

The federal NCES directory counted 866 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 16 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 (71% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

The share of students who passed the state tests in 2025-26, from the 2026 file:

  • English language arts: 70%
  • Math: 70%
  • Science: 64%
  • Social studies: 80%
  • 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 as the area between NW 12th Street and NW 58th Street, from NW 107th Avenue east to the Palmetto Expressway.

  • High school: the directory lists Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High as the feeder high school.
  • Middle school option: at Miami-Dade K-8 centers, families who want a traditional middle school may choose the middle school assigned to their neighborhood instead, the district’s 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.

Since March 11, 2026, the city has issued speeding citations from school zone cameras at John I. Smith, from 30 minutes before school until 30 minutes after it ends. See our schools guide.

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.

Programs

The school’s website divides the school into a Lower Academy and an Upper Academy and lists a Cambridge Prep Academy, ESOL and EFL classes, community school classes, national honor societies, and a clubs and athletics page for middle schoolers.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does John I. Smith K-8 Center serve?

Pre-K through eighth grade, according to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools directory. The school is at 10415 NW 52nd St. in Doral.

What is John I. Smith K-8 Center’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 71% of possible points, and an A in each of the two years before.

Which high school does John I. Smith 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 John I. Smith 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.