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What's something HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
486
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039002429
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
9889 HAMMOCKS BLVD, MIAMI, FL 33196 · (305) 385-0896 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
232 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 161 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 37% |
Student demographics
15%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL→FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 →
Where HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #276 of 560 | #37 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #381 of 560 | #49 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #300 of 560 | #42 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #479 of 584 | #45 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #365 of 547 | #34 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #525 of 553 | #42 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #9 of 379 | #3 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
486
-366 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.3:1
% White
3%
was 4%
% Hispanic
92%
was 90%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 48% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 53% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 25 | 21.6:1 | 59% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 40 | 21.3:1 | 73% (623) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, located in MIAMI, Florida, is a small middle school. It had 486 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Florida have about 794 students on average; enrollment here is 39% lower.
MIAMI-DADE counts 527 schools and 335,685 students, including HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Roughly 92% of students at HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
There are 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Of all students at HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, 48% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Miami-Dade County average a similar 48%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 53.8%. Predicted: 57.3%.
In Miami-Dade County, median household income comes to about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 852 to 486. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio was 21.3:1 in 2017-18 and 20.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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 MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,935
- OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 617
- CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 417
- DR. GILBERT L. PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 586
- CHRISTINA M. EVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 482
- PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS)1.2 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.