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What's the one class at MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
870
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039006173
MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
17300 NW 87TH AVE, HIALEAH, FL 33015 · (305) 512-3917 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL870 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Florida public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
593 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 270 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 313 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 287 | 33% |
Student demographics
6%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
72.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
69.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 69.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 62.4% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% 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 19 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 LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 870 | 68.2% | 66.5% |
| HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL HIALEAH | 732 | 71.9% | 42.0% |
| PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 858 | 67.4% | 35.7% |
| PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HIALEAH | 698 | 61.5% | 41.9% |
| WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 782 | 62.0% | 38.5% |
| IMATER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL HIALEAH | 783 | 76.6% | 54.0% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #124 of 560 | #20 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #158 of 560 ▲ 36 | #24 of 72 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #82 of 560 no change | #15 of 72 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 870 | #242 of 584 | #18 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #483 of 547 | #47 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.8% | #543 of 553 | #60 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #72 of 565 | #13 of 72 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #116 of 137 | #11 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
870
-61 (-7%) vs 2020
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 | 870 | 39 | 22.3:1 | 68% (593) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 35 | 25.1:1 | 74% (648) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 35 | 25.4:1 | 70% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 931 | N/A | N/A | 72% (674) |
| 2017-18 | 848 | 40 | 21.2:1 | 76% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 867 | 32 | 27.1:1 | 79% (683) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is classified as a middle school. It is located in HIALEAH, Florida. The school enrolls 870 students, from grades 6 through 8.
MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is run by MIAMI-DADE, whose 527 schools enroll 335,685 students.
Federal enrollment data show MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is 97% Hispanic. Among all residents of Miami-Dade County, the Hispanic share is about 69%. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 39 full-time equivalents, or about 22.3 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 22.3:1 here. About 68% of students, or 593, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Miami-Dade County report 48%.
The allk12 Grade for MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is A. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL in the top 10% of Florida schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 19.4 points above it (66.5% actual, 47.0% predicted).
Across Miami-Dade County, the median household income is $71,753, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools and roughly 335,817 students.
The closest public school to MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 66.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public charter school.
Enrollment at MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 931 to 870 students.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
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- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- 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
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,201 students
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,196 students
Nearby schools
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,201
- 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 MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 870 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 22.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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