ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL

ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, an average-sized intermediate school in MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, caters to 989 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that educates 335,685 students overall.

Demographically, ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DEVON AIRE K-8 CENTER, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 33%: 1,466 students in 2018 compared to 989 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 82% to 88%. Class-load math has fell: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.

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