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Enrollment
917
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008524
MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY
22025 SW 87TH AVE, CUTLER BAY, FL 33190 · (305) 969-5989 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
917.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
483 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 145 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 169 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 17% |
Student demographics
19%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
79.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
80.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.8% | 74.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Florida's top 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
917
+437 (+91%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
917.0:1
was 22.9:1
% White
5%
was 9%
% Hispanic
90%
was 83%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 917 | 1 | 917.0:1 | 53% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 966 | 3 | 322.0:1 | 56% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 962 | 12 | 80.2:1 | 53% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 55% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY.
About MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY
A large elementary school in CUTLER BAY, Florida, MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is part of MIAMI-DADE. It enrolls 917 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That is 52% above the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is one of the 527 schools that make up MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students in total).
Roughly 90% of students at MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 5% Black and 5% White. Among people living in Miami-Dade County, the Hispanic share is about 69%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY scores 19%.
Based on 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY has a ratio of 917.0:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 53%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of Florida schools. It scores 79.1%; the prediction is 54.8%.
The school is in Miami-Dade County, where the median household earns about $71,753 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Miami-Dade County counts 561 public schools with about 335,817 students.
MATER ACADEMY BAY HIGH SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 66.4%, lower than MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY's 79.1%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is one of the charter schools in Florida.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 480 to 917. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 83% to 90% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio rising from 22.9:1 to 917.0:1.
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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
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 CUTLER BAY
- CUTLER BAY MIDDLEMiddle · 935 students
- DR. EDWARD L. WHIGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 731 students
- CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 590 students
- GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
- CORAL REEF MONTESSORI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 521 students
- MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 518 students
Nearby schools
- MATER ACADEMY BAY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 390
- MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 518
- DR. EDWARD L. WHIGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 731
- CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 590
- GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 544
- CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY?
MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 917 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY serve?
MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is approximately 917.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY are roughly 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY?
MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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