ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION

As a roomy multi-level school in MIAMI SPRINGS, Florida, ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION works with 1,063 students from grades K through 12, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 353 students each, so ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION sits 201% larger than that benchmark.

ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that teaches 335,685 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION shows that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 57.7%; ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION posts 72.7%, +15.0 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: MIAMI SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting. ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.