HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL

HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized middle school in HIALEAH, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE. The school works with 732 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 42.0%.

In the broader community, Miami-Dade County reports that median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: MAE M. WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 719 (now 732). Class-load math has grew: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

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