CUTLER BAY MIDDLE

CUTLER BAY MIDDLE is a mid-sized middle-grades school in CUTLER BAY, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE. The school works with 935 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), CUTLER BAY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CUTLER BAY MIDDLE lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder breaks down as 22% Black, 3% White. That composition is broadly in line with Miami-Dade County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, CUTLER BAY MIDDLE logs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting CUTLER BAY MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CUTLER BAY MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.3%; this one delivers 48.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Miami-Dade County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which CUTLER BAY MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is BEL-AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CUTLER BAY MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 56.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 869 students in 2018 compared to 935 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 55% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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