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What's the most underrated thing about MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,201
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007077
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL
17300 NW 87TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33015 · (305) 512-3917 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,201 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test 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.
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
25.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
839 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 | 325 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 285 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 294 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 297 | 25% |
Student demographics
9%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
68.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 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 LAKES HIGH SCHOOL
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,201 | 69.9% | 59.1% |
| IMATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH | 994 | 74.3% | 50.4% |
| SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 986 | 63.9% | 56.2% |
| WESTLAND HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH | 1,191 | 62.0% | 49.6% |
| MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH GARDENS | 1,611 | 77.9% | 57.5% |
| 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 LAKES HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #179 of 555 | #36 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #318 of 549 ▼ 22 | #62 of 82 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #130 of 559 ▲ 1 | #31 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,201 | #358 of 830 | #36 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #454 of 575 | #63 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #581 of 594 | #78 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #42 of 630 | #12 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #186 of 289 | #44 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
1,201
+26 (+2%) vs 2020
+102% since 2010-11, when it was 595
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 | 1,201 | 48 | 25.0:1 | 70% (839) |
| 2023-24 | 1,199 | 41 | 29.2:1 | 73% (878) |
| 2022-23 | 1,201 | 48 | 25.0:1 | 72% (861) |
| 2020-21 | 1,175 | N/A | N/A | 76% (898) |
| 2017-18 | 1,281 | 42 | 30.5:1 | 75% (959) |
| 2015-16 | 1,168 | 46 | 25.4:1 | 76% (889) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 20 | 29.8:1 | 64% (378) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL.
About MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school in HIALEAH, Florida, administered by MIAMI-DADE. The school counts 1,201 students across grades 9 through 12.
Federal data list 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE, with 335,685 students enrolled.
At MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up 95% of the student body. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL's 48 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 25.0:1. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 70%. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Miami-Dade County.
Measured against Florida public high schools, MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL is 12.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.1% versus 46.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Among Miami-Dade County residents, median household income is about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, with a combined enrollment of about 335,817.
The shortest distance from MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,201, starting from 1,175.
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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
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- 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 HIALEAH
- HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- AMERICAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,582 students
- PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,422 students
- HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,367 students
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,196 students
- WESTLAND HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,191 students
Nearby schools
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 870
- MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 288
- MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 332
- MATER GARDENS ACADEMY0.5 mi · 803
- PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,422
- SOUTH FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL INC1.3 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL?
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,201 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL have?
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
What is the student diversity at MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL in?
MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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