MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY

Located at 795 NW 32ND ST, in MIAMI, Florida, MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY is a tiny junior high that caters to 212 students (grades 6 through 9), one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY sits 73% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY shows that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.5:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 38.1%; MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY posts 53.4%, +15.3 points above that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) reports that median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 42.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site. MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 25%: 169 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.