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Enrollment
514
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007972
ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS
11700 SW 216TH ST, GOULDS, FL 33170 · (305) 233-2300 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
282 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 11% |
Student demographics
57%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
64.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 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 | 64.2% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 50.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS
ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS this school | 514 | 54.9% | 61.2% |
| PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY SECONDARY LANTANA | 438 | 52.7% | 43.2% |
| LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 281 | 58.7% | 58.5% |
| LORENZO WALKER TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL NAPLES | 588 | 58.2% | 87.3% |
| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH MIAMI | 944 | 56.1% | 37.5% |
| NEW DIMENSIONS HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 445 | 48.1% | 65.5% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #159 of 555 | #33 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #152 of 549 ▼ 5 | #41 of 82 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #180 of 559 ▲ 12 | #37 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #486 of 830 | #60 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #123 of 575 | #20 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #305 of 594 | #6 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #166 of 630 | #37 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #70 of 289 | #25 of 53 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
514
-98 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 514 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 55% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 60% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 61% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 82% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 78% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 87% (546) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS.
About ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS
ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS operates as a small high school in GOULDS, Florida. Enrolled students number 514 students, in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for high schools in Florida, which is about 1,035.
The 527 schools of MIAMI-DADE, including ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS, enroll 335,685 students.
Hispanic students account for 55% of enrollment at ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS. Other students are 36% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 69% Hispanic share among all Miami-Dade County residents. ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS is 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.0:1. That ratio is under the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%.
Measured against Florida public high schools, ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS is +7.5 points: 61.2% actual, 53.7% predicted.
Miami-Dade County has about 2,738,356 residents, and median household income is about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Miami-Dade County number 561 and enroll about 335,817.
Nearby, PINE VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 514 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 612.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Nearby schools
- PINE VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 219
- ACADEMIR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 53
- PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 229
- PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.9 mi · 219
- CORAL REEF MONTESSORI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 521
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMS1.0 mi · 1,890
Frequently asked questions
About ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTSHow large is ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS?
ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 06-12.
Is ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS an elementary, middle, or high school?
ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS have?
ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS?
Student demographics at ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS are roughly 6% White, 55% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS in?
ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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