DORAL ACADEMY

DORAL ACADEMY, a sizable primary school in DORAL, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE, instructs 1,091 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 81% bigger than typical.

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

On demographics, DORAL ACADEMY reports that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, DORAL ACADEMY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 70.2%; this one delivers 88.0%, a residual of +17.9 points.

Around the school, Miami-Dade County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which DORAL ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is JUST ARTS AND MANAGEMENT CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DORAL ACADEMY comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 83.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. DORAL ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. DORAL ACADEMY's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,076 (now 1,091). Class-load math has rose: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the DORAL ACADEMY community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.