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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION this year?
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Enrollment
1,063
Combined
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008684
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
1080 LA BARON DR, MIAMI SPRINGS, FL 33166 · (305) 725-3193 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,063 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Florida public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
498 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 131 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 92 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (117).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
78.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.4% | 78.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 74.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,063
+601 (+130%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 231.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,063 | 60 | 17.7:1 | 47% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 963 | 53 | 18.2:1 | 56% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | N/A | N/A | 63% (591) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 2 | 231.0:1 | 86% (397) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION.
About ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION is a large school serving multiple grade levels in MIAMI SPRINGS, Florida, that operates as a charter school. It enrolls 1,063 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 12. The school is 201% larger than the average for combined schools in Florida.
Within MIAMI-DADE, ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION is one of 527 schools. The district enrolls 335,685 students.
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION is 94% Hispanic by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% White. In Miami-Dade County overall, about 69% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Based on 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION has a ratio of 17.7:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Florida is similar, at 17.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 47%. The average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is similar, at 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION lands at A, ahead of 88% of Florida public K-12 schools.
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 72.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida are predicted to post 57.7%, so the school is 15.0 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
The school is in Miami-Dade County, where median household income comes to about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools enroll about 335,817 students and include ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION.
About 0.2 miles separate ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION from the closest public school, MIAMI SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION as Suburb: Large. Charter status: ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION is a public charter school.
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION reported 462 students in 2020-21 and 1,063 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 231.0:1 in 2020-21 to 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
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- MIAMI SPRINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,037 students
- MIAMI SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 666 students
- MIAMI SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 381 students
- SPRINGVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 302 students
- INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND ASIAN CULTURE (ISAAC) ACADEMYElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- MIAMI SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 666
- GEORGE T. BAKER AVIATION TECHNICAL COLLEGE0.9 mi · 1
- MIAMI SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 381
- INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND ASIAN CULTURE (ISAAC) ACADEMY1.0 mi · 268
- SOUTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 899
- HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONHow many students attend ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION?
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION enrolls approximately 1,063 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION serve?
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION have?
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION?
Student demographics at ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION are roughly 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION public or private?
ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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