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If you could change one rule at MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,611
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039003838
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
7901 NW 103RD ST, HIALEAH GARDENS, FL 33016 · (305) 828-1886 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,611 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
30.4:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
1,255 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 390 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 407 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 421 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 393 | 24% |
Student demographics
8%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
59.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 63.0% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 15 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 →
Schools most like MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,611 | 77.9% | 57.5% |
| IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH | 994 | 74.3% | 50.4% |
| CITY OF HIALEAH EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY HIALEAH | 1,002 | 82.0% | 66.1% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 971 | 82.8% | 79.9% |
| MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH | 1,201 | 69.9% | 59.1% |
| IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL IMMOKALEE | 1,990 | 68.7% | 50.0% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #209 of 555 | #42 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #75 of 549 ▲ 3 | #21 of 82 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #228 of 559 ▼ 48 | #42 of 85 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,611 | #265 of 830 | #26 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.4:1 | #539 of 575 | #80 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #584 of 594 | #81 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #18 of 630 | #6 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #172 of 289 | #42 of 53 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,611
-30 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 1,461
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,611 | 53 | 30.4:1 | 78% (1,255) |
| 2023-24 | 1,650 | 50 | 33.0:1 | 82% (1,351) |
| 2022-23 | 1,657 | 52 | 31.9:1 | 81% (1,342) |
| 2020-21 | 1,641 | N/A | N/A | 83% (1,356) |
| 2017-18 | 1,742 | 73 | 23.9:1 | 80% (1,391) |
| 2015-16 | 1,766 | 63 | 28.0:1 | 83% (1,473) |
| 2010-11 | 1,461 | 56 | 26.1:1 | 79% (1,153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.
About MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL runs as a high-enrollment high school in HIALEAH GARDENS, Florida. The school counted 1,611 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 56% larger than the average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
MIAMI-DADE has 527 schools and 335,685 students, and MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, 96% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Miami-Dade County is roughly 69% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL scores 8%.
Based on 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL has a ratio of 30.4:1. Compared with the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 78%. It compares with 48% for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Florida public high schools.
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida are predicted to post 42.1%, so the school is 15.3 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Miami-Dade County show that median household income comes to about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest public school to MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 57.5% is below the 66.9% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Large. Federal records list MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL as a charter school.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,641 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,611.
The MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,551 students
- MATER ACADEMYElementary · 1,521 students
- MATER ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,219 students
- WEST HIALEAH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,128 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 995 students
Nearby schools
- MATER ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,219
- MATER PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY0.0 mi · 315
- MATER ACADEMY0.5 mi · 1,521
- JOSE MARTI MAST 6-12 ACADEMY0.5 mi · 1,008
- BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 927
- CITRUS HEALTH SIPP/CRISIS0.6 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,611 students in grades 09-12.
Is MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 30.4:1 students per teacher at MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.