MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES operates as a modestly sized primary school in MIAMI, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 465 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is among them.

On the student-mix side, MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%); the rest reads as 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 55.1%, a residual of +18.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES has declined 13%, going from 536 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 90% to 96% across the same window.

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