Enrollment
332
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008983
MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
8851 NW 170TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33143 · (305) 512-3991 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Florida public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
36.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
223 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 79 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 42% |
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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
65.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 63.7% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 332 | 67.2% | 61.2% |
| INDIANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL INDIANTOWN | 446 | 66.1% | 46.1% |
| MATER BRICKELL ACADEMY MIDDLE MIAMI | 525 | 63.2% | 79.0% |
| SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM WEST PALM BEACH | 324 | 57.7% | 45.6% |
| PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 494 | 58.1% | 76.2% |
| MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 334 | 65.9% | 56.9% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #178 of 560 | #27 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #196 of 560 ▼ 17 | #28 of 72 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #121 of 560 ▼ 18 | #20 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #525 of 584 | #60 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 36.9:1 | #546 of 547 | #68 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #540 of 553 | #57 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #82 of 565 | #15 of 72 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 332 | 9 | 36.9:1 | 67% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 6 | 42.5:1 | 67% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 7 | 25.7:1 | 35% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Families in MIAMI, Florida, are served by MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 332 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students, so this school is 58% smaller than average.
MIAMI-DADE serves 335,685 students across 527 schools.
MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 96% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 2% White. Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 36.9:1. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 36.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 67% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
The allk12 Grade for MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is A-. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 13.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 61.2%. Predicted: 47.5%.
Across Miami-Dade County, the median household income is $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%. Miami-Dade County is home to 561 public schools and about 335,817 public school students.
MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the charter schools in Florida.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 288
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,201
- MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 870
- MATER GARDENS ACADEMY0.6 mi · 803
- PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,422
- SOUTH FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL INC1.2 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 332 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 36.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Is MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
MATER LAKES COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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