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Enrollment
369
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039005493
DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY
11100 NW 27TH ST, DORAL, FL 33172 · (305) 597-9950 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
73.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
87 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
91.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
90.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
-26 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
73.8:1
was 65.8:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
94%
was 92%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY
As a very small secondary school in DORAL, Florida, DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY caters to 369 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 64% below typical.
MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY is among them.
On the student-mix side, DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 4% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 73.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 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 69.4%; this one delivers 90.2%, a residual of +20.9 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY is one.
Nearest neighbor: DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 81.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 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. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY has shrank 7%, going from 395 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 65.8:1 in 2018 to 73.8:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
Other schools in DORAL
- DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,073 students
- DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER UPPER SCHOOLHigh · 1,500 students
- DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,351 students
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI DADECombined · 1,316 students
- RONALD W. REAGAN/DORAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,288 students
- J.C. BERMUDEZ DORAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,133 students
Nearby schools
- DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 2,073
- DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,351
- DORAL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY0.1 mi · 288
- DORAL ACADEMY NORTH CHARTER ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 200
- RENAISSANCE ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 876
- SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES0.9 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY?
DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY enrolls approximately 369 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY serve?
DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY?
Approximately 73.8:1 students per teacher at DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY.
How diverse is DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY?
DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY reports a student body of 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY?
DORAL PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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