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If you had an hour of school board time for LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
718
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039004076
LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
15750 SW 47TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33185 · (305) 222-2775 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
323 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL→JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
718
-503 (-41%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 21.8:1
% White
2%
was 4%
% Hispanic
94%
was 92%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Set in MIAMI, Florida, LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized middle school, operated by MIAMI-DADE. It educates 718 students across grades 6 through 8.
MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% Asian, 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 45% of students at LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 61.4%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is DR. MANUEL C. BARREIRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.7%.
LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 41%: 1,221 students in 2018 compared to 718 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- DR. MANUEL C. BARREIRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 530
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH0.6 mi · 4,291
- JANE S. ROBERTS K-8 CENTER1.0 mi · 630
- PINECREST PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 529
- PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 494
- BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY1.1 mi · 841
Frequently asked questions
About LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 718 students in grades 06-08.
Is LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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