HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a cozy intermediate school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 545 students from grades 6 through 8, run under MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that teaches 335,685 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 46% Black. That is visibly less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.8%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household income runs about $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

NEVA KING COOPER EDUCATIONAL CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 67.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 545). Class-load math has grew: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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