Flamingo Elementary School
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Flamingo Elementary School is an elementary school
which is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
. The school was built in 1955 over a swamp, while the city of Hialeah was still growing. It was named South Hialeah Elementary for several until its name was changed to Flamingo Elementary. Claudia J. Hessing is the principal, with Ileana Sotolongo as the assistant principal. The school is an A school, and has been given many grants by large corporations for achievements in education. The school is the only school in the county to have a class which does all coursework on the computer. It is also one of the only two NASA Explorer Schools in the state.
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
which is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
. The school was built in 1955 over a swamp, while the city of Hialeah was still growing. It was named South Hialeah Elementary for several until its name was changed to Flamingo Elementary. Claudia J. Hessing is the principal, with Ileana Sotolongo as the assistant principal. The school is an A school, and has been given many grants by large corporations for achievements in education. The school is the only school in the county to have a class which does all coursework on the computer. It is also one of the only two NASA Explorer Schools in the state.