HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized junior high in HIALEAH, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 1,002 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 794.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 6% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Miami-Dade County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

AMELIA EARHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL has rose 19%, going from 844 students in 2018 to 1,002 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 87% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.