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What's the most underrated thing about EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
464
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008138
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
2251 E MOWRY DR, HOMESTEAD, FL 33033 · (786) 601-1969 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
235 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 101 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 148 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 132 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 18% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
51.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 58.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 464 | 50.6% | 53.6% |
| CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION A CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATE SC HOMESTEAD | 392 | 46.9% | 82.5% |
| SLAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL PALM BEACH WEST PALM BEACH | 309 | 55.0% | 41.7% |
| KEYS GATE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 763 | 47.2% | 45.2% |
| MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 675 | 45.3% | 51.7% |
| MIAMI SPRINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI SPRINGS | 1,037 | 55.1% | 43.4% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #261 of 555 | #49 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #49 of 549 ▲ 56 | #13 of 82 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #340 of 559 ▲ 25 | #51 of 85 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #502 of 830 | #67 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #79 of 575 | #16 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #561 of 594 | #62 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #227 of 630 | #40 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #96 of 289 | #32 of 53 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
464
-45 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 51% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 24 | 22.3:1 | 61% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 82% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 70% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
About EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
A small high school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE. In all, 464 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 55% below the average for high schools in Florida.
The 527 schools of MIAMI-DADE, including EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, enroll 335,685 students.
The share of students at EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL who are Hispanic is 89%. Other groups include 7% Black and 3% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 26 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. Statewide, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 51%. The average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is similar, at 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 60% of Florida public high schools.
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL scores 53.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.8%.
The county, Miami-Dade County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
Measured in a straight line, EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is less than a tenth of a mile from EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is behind the 55.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
In 2020-21, EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolled 509 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 464.
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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
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- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in HOMESTEAD
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,323 students
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,950 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSElementary · 1,890 students
- SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
- GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTERElementary · 1,165 students
Nearby schools
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.0 mi · 374
- CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION A CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATE SC0.4 mi · 392
- CAMPBELL DRIVE K-8 CENTER0.6 mi · 844
- GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER0.9 mi · 1,165
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)1.0 mi · 385
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD1.0 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 09-12.
Is EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL in?
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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