MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL

MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized secondary school in HIALEAH, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 1,201 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

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

On the student-mix side, MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.0:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

Zooming out to the county, 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. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 1,281 students in 2018 compared to 1,201 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 30.5:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 today.

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