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The highest-poverty public schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida

458 public schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY leads the list at 98.3%, against a median of 53.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
458
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Top % FRL
98.3%
Median % FRL
53.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary17998.3%
2Miccosukee Indian SchoolMiami, FLMiccosukee Indian SchoolCombined15098.0%
3MATER ACADEMY KIWANISMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary23697.5%
4EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF HIALEAHHIALEAH, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary28795.5%
5THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary16894.0%
6EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENSMIAMI GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary41393.9%
7MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMYMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary36792.6%
8MATER ACADEMYHIALEAH GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary1,52192.6%
9IMATER ACADEMYHIALEAH, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary59091.0%
10MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLFLORIDA CITY, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle32390.4%
11MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLFLORIDA CITY, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary54589.2%
12MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary46588.2%
13SOMERSET OAKS ACADEMYHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary62886.5%
14ROBERT RUSSA MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPERRINE, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary16886.3%
15SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary1,89085.9%
16MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORYMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle21285.8%
17ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCEHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary43685.1%
18ACADEMIR MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCEHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle15184.8%
19MATER ACADEMY EAST CHARTER SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary57384.3%
20SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEADHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary55184.2%
21BRIGHTVIEW PREPARATORY ACADEMYHIALEAH, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary11283.9%
22MATER ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLHIALEAH GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle1,21983.9%
23PINE VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary21983.6%
24SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh97182.8%
25SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD)HOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh49782.7%
26SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary12782.7%
27SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMS AT PRINCETONHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary57482.6%
28SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD)HOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary50682.2%
29CITY OF HIALEAH EDUCATIONAL ACADEMYHIALEAH, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh1,00282.0%
30SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD)HOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle48481.8%
31SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEADHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh37681.4%
32ACADEMIR PREPARATORY ACADEMYMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary39681.3%
33SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)HOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle38579.5%
34ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARATORYMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary1,17279.3%
35ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL MIDDLEMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle29979.3%
36HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary39579.2%
37MYRTLE GROVE ELEMENTARYMIAMI GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary15479.2%
38SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle59479.1%
39GOLDEN GLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOPA LOCKA, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary21079.0%
40CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary30878.6%
41CHARLES R DREW K-8 CENTERMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary46178.5%
42BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary26978.4%
43MATER PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMYHIALEAH GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh31578.4%
44RAINBOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOPA LOCKA, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary17277.9%
45MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHIALEAH GARDENS, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh1,61177.9%
46SOMERSET COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh31577.8%
47MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLFLORIDA CITY, FLMIAMI-DADEHigh26577.7%
48YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOLHIALEAH, FLMIAMI-DADEElementary76177.4%
49IMATER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLHIALEAH, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle78376.6%
50HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOLHOMESTEAD, FLMIAMI-DADEMiddle54576.5%
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