MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit middle schools in CUTLER BAY, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE, with 518 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 6% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 54.8%; MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 86.1%, +31.3 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate 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%. MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.5%.

MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location. MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked up 457%, going from 93 students in 2018 to 518 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.