HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a moderately sized middle school in MIAMI, Florida, HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 957 students from grades 6 through 8, part of MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 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), HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 73.7%.

HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 998 (now 957). Class-load math has loosened: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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