MAST@FIU

As a close-knit 9-12 campus in NORTH MIAMI, Florida, MAST@FIU works with 489 students from grades 9 through 12, part of MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 53% leaner than typical.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, MAST@FIU is one campus in the system.

Demographically, MAST@FIU lists that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 35% White, 14% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly less Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MAST@FIU has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 24% of students at MAST@FIU qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MAST@FIU is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 69.1%; this one delivers 97.3%, a residual of +28.2 points.

In the broader community, Miami-Dade County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MAST@FIU is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MAST@FIU comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 65.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 55%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 23% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.