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Alumni: what's one memory from EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
374
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008161
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
2251 E MOWRY DR, HOMESTEAD, FL 33033 · (786) 601-1969 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Florida public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
181 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 108 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 36% |
Student demographics
27%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
50.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 49.6% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 374 | 48.4% | 51.9% |
| RENAISSANCE MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL DORAL | 391 | 44.0% | 59.3% |
| HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 486 | 47.7% | 53.8% |
| LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL HIALEAH | 514 | 52.5% | 50.3% |
| MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL CUTLER BAY | 518 | 52.7% | 86.1% |
| RUBEN DARIO MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 484 | 51.4% | 50.9% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #305 of 560 | #42 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #248 of 560 ▲ 81 | #33 of 72 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #325 of 560 ▼ 42 | #46 of 72 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #515 of 584 | #57 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #29 of 547 | #6 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #508 of 553 | #32 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #324 of 565 | #52 of 72 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #68 of 379 | #18 of 49 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
374
-91 (-20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 374 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 61% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 18 | 24.9:1 | 48% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 22 | 21.1:1 | 84% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 75% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a public small middle school in HOMESTEAD, Florida. Enrollment is 374 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 794-student average for middle schools in Florida, enrollment here is 53% lower.
The 527 schools of MIAMI-DADE, including EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY, enroll 335,685 students.
About 84% of the student body at EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is Hispanic. Other students are 11% Black. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is 24 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.6:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. The school counts 181 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 48%. For comparison, public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
The allk12 Grade for EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is C+. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.9%; the prediction is 56.9%.
In Miami-Dade County (population about 2,738,356), the median household income is $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, enrolling about 335,817 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 55.2% proficiency; EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY posts 51.9%.
NCES describes the area around EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Federal data show a 20% enrollment decrease, from 465 in 2020-21 to 374 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.1:1 to 15.6:1.
Discussions about EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 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
Other Everglades Preparatory Academy schools
One other US public school is named Everglades Preparatory Academy. EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is the largest of the 2.
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMYPAHOKEE, FL · 116 students
Nearby schools
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 464
- 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 (HOMESTEAD)1.0 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow many students attend EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is approximately 15.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY reports a student body of 2% White, 84% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.