JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL

JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a 6-8 campus of tight-knit scale in MIAMI, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, works with 647 students in grades 6 through 8.

JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that hosts 335,685 students overall.

In terms of who attends, JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 41% Black. That is noticeably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.7%; actual is 33.7%, a gap of -17.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, Miami-Dade County reports that 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%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ENEIDA M. HARTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 18%, going from 791 students in 2018 to 647 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 51% to 57%.

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