CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY

As a medium-sized primary school in CORAL GABLES, Florida, CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls 812 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is among them.

Looking at the student body, CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder consists of 16% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 27% of students at CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.5%; this one delivers 73.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

AUBURNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 964 (now 812). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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