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Enrollment
803
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039006019
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY
9010 NW 178TH LN, HIALEAH, FL 33018 · (305) 512-9775 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
200.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
464 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
8%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
78.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
85.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 78.3% | 85.1% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 78.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% 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 24 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
803
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+47% since 2010-11, when it was 547
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 | 803 | 4 | 200.8:1 | 58% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 802 | 36 | 22.3:1 | 56% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | N/A | N/A | 21% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 805 | N/A | N/A | 42% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 47 | 12.7:1 | 51% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 48% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER GARDENS ACADEMY.
About MATER GARDENS ACADEMY
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY is a public elementary school in HIALEAH, Florida. The school enrolls 803 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 33% larger than that.
MIAMI-DADE, which runs MATER GARDENS ACADEMY, has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 2% White. Census figures show Miami-Dade County is about 69% Hispanic. MATER GARDENS ACADEMY has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY operates with 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 200.8:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. MATER GARDENS ACADEMY reports 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Miami-Dade County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, MATER GARDENS ACADEMY 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.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 75.9%, is 23.6 points above the 52.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Florida schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. MATER GARDENS ACADEMY is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, which together enroll about 335,817 students.
The closest other public school is MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: MATER GARDENS ACADEMY ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 75.9% versus a 58.3% average.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment went from 805 in 2020-21 to 803 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students.
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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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- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,201 students
- MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTERElementary · 1,196 students
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- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,201
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- MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 332
- MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 288
- PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,422
- SOUTH FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL INC1.3 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About MATER GARDENS ACADEMYHow large is MATER GARDENS ACADEMY?
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 803 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does MATER GARDENS ACADEMY serve?
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does MATER GARDENS ACADEMY have?
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 200.8:1.
How diverse is MATER GARDENS ACADEMY?
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees MATER GARDENS ACADEMY?
MATER GARDENS ACADEMY is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.