Enrollment
179
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008463
MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
3405 NW 27TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33142 · (305) 638-8016 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest 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
22.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
176 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
1%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
55.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +16.4pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 39.9% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY this school | 179 | 98.3% | 44.9% |
| MATER ACADEMY KIWANIS MIAMI | 236 | 97.5% | 67.1% |
| EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF HIALEAH HIALEAH | 287 | 95.5% | 40.8% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY POMPANO (K-5) POMPANO BEACH | 152 | 92.8% | 45.8% |
| MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIAMI | 367 | 92.6% | 47.4% |
| BRIGHTVIEW PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIALEAH | 112 | 83.9% | 39.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #1,585 of 2,136 | #224 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #1,717 of 2,149 ▲ 112 | #248 of 279 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,063 of 2,149 ▲ 640 | #150 of 279 ▲ 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #2,129 of 2,267 | #270 of 290 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #8 of 2,188 | #1 of 283 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
179
-21 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 179 | 8 | 22.4:1 | 98% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 9 | 22.0:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | 93% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 9 | 22.2:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | 96% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 70 | 4 | 17.5:1 | 81% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY.
About MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is a very small elementary school found in MIAMI, Florida. In all, 179 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 70% below the average for elementary schools in Florida.
Besides MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, MIAMI-DADE runs 526 other schools. The district enrolls 335,685 students.
Hispanic students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. Miami-Dade County's residents are about 69% Hispanic, 30 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 1% means there is a 1% chance two randomly chosen students at MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY are from different groups.
The school had 8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 98%. Among public schools in Miami-Dade County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of Florida public elementary schools.
The model predicts 31.9% for a school in Florida with MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY's free or reduced-price lunch share. MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY posts 44.9%.
The county, Miami-Dade County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,753, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
The closest school to MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is a publicly funded charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 21 students, from 200 to 179.
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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
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
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- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 518
- MAYA ANGELOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 620
- MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,213
- EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 371
- KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYHow many students attend MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY?
MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY enrolls approximately 179 students in grades KG-05.
Is MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY have?
MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY?
Student demographics at MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY are roughly 99% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY in?
MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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