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What's the most underrated thing about IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
994
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008154
IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
651 W 20TH ST, HIALEAH, FL 33010 · (305) 805-5722 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL994 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Florida public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
739 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 258 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 255 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 238 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 243 | 24% |
Student demographics
4%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 45.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 994 | 74.3% | 50.4% |
| MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH | 1,201 | 69.9% | 59.1% |
| MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH GARDENS | 1,611 | 77.9% | 57.5% |
| CITY OF HIALEAH EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY HIALEAH | 1,002 | 82.0% | 66.1% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 971 | 82.8% | 79.9% |
| SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 986 | 63.9% | 56.2% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #310 of 555 | #55 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #306 of 549 ▼ 114 | #61 of 82 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #270 of 559 ▼ 79 | #44 of 85 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 994 | #401 of 830 | #45 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #408 of 575 | #56 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.2% | #591 of 594 | #88 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #28 of 630 | #9 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.4% | #57 of 246 | #10 of 27 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
994
-51 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 24.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 994 | 41 | 24.2:1 | 74% (739) |
| 2023-24 | 1,019 | N/A | N/A | 86% (874) |
| 2022-23 | 982 | 10 | 98.2:1 | 88% (863) |
| 2020-21 | 1,045 | 43 | 24.3:1 | 89% (934) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 28 | 28.5:1 | 87% (699) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 87% (460) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
About IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
In HIALEAH, Florida, part of Miami-Dade County, IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 994 students.
MIAMI-DADE enrolls 335,685 students in 527 schools, including IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
The share of students at IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL who are Hispanic is 98%. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. A diversity index of 4% means there is a 4% chance two randomly chosen students at IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL totals 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. The average for high schools in Florida, 23.5:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is about 74%. Across public schools in Miami-Dade County, the average is 48%.
IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Florida public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 43.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.4%.
Census data for Miami-Dade County show median household income comes to about $71,753, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 561 public schools in the county, enrolling about 335,817, IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is IMATER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 50.4% is above the 49.7% average for nearby schools.
IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
A 5% decline took enrollment from 1,045 in 2020-21 to 994 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
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- PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,422 students
- HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,367 students
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,201 students
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,196 students
Nearby schools
- IMATER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 783
- IMATER ACADEMY0.1 mi · 590
- JAMES H. BRIGHT ELEMENTARY/J.W. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 452
- BRIGHTVIEW PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.6 mi · 112
- HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 732
- MIAMI SPRINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,037
Frequently asked questions
About IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 994 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 24.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
At IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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