MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY

Set in CUTLER BAY, Florida, MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is a large primary school, part of MIAMI-DADE. It caters to 917 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY sits 52% larger than that benchmark.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is among them.

Demographically, MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% Black, 5% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 917.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.8%; actual is 79.1%, +24.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household earnings sit near $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. MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 66.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. As a public charter, MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 91%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 917 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 83% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 917.0:1 today.

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