MATER ACADEMY

MATER ACADEMY is a well-populated elementary campus in HIALEAH GARDENS, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. The school instructs 1,521 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 152% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), MATER ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MATER ACADEMY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the resource side, MATER ACADEMY lists 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, MATER ACADEMY 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 34.8%; MATER ACADEMY posts 67.9%, +33.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) records that median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), MATER ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CITRUS HEALTH SIPP/CRISIS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MATER ACADEMY comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. As a public charter, MATER ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. MATER ACADEMY's enrollment has increased 36% since 2018, when it stood at 1,122 (now 1,521). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.