MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY

MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, a micro-enrollment elementary campus in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE, teaches 179 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

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

In terms of who attends, MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.9%.

Across the wider county, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY has climbed 8%, going from 165 students in 2018 to 179 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 7% to 1%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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