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Enrollment
866
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147008617
MATER PALMS ACADEMY
7901 NW 103RD ST, HIALEAH GARDENS, FL 33016 · (407) 390-1106 · Osceola County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
546 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 88 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (90).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
58.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 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 | 58.0% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 57.5% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 PALMS ACADEMY
MATER PALMS ACADEMY's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATER PALMS ACADEMY this school | 866 | 63.0% | 55.7% |
| COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LABELLE | 935 | 62.1% | 43.8% |
| NORTH GRADE K-8 LAKE WORTH | 769 | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 750 | 60.0% | 43.9% |
| GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY DISCOVERY JACKSONVILLE | 1,068 | 64.8% | 35.0% |
| BERKSHIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 1,076 | 62.6% | 47.4% |
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 PALMS ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,052 of 2,136 | #9 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #1,101 of 2,149 ▼ 57 | #8 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #927 of 2,149 ▲ 80 | #9 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #350 of 2,267 | #16 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #2,013 of 2,077 | #41 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #1,515 of 2,108 | #32 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #792 of 2,188 | #19 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +245.0% | #1 of 621 | #1 of 12 |
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
866
+27 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 866 | 40 | 21.6:1 | 63% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 863 | 47 | 18.4:1 | 70% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 40 | 21.6:1 | 76% (660) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 39 | 21.5:1 | 50% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 68% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER PALMS ACADEMY.
About MATER PALMS ACADEMY
MATER PALMS ACADEMY is one of the public schools in HIALEAH GARDENS, Florida. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 866 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
MATER PALMS ACADEMY is one school in OSCEOLA, a system of 83 schools with 75,388 students.
Hispanic students account for 71% of enrollment at MATER PALMS ACADEMY. Smaller groups are 19% White and 7% Black. For comparison, the population of Osceola County is roughly 56% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at MATER PALMS ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Teachers at MATER PALMS ACADEMY total 40 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 63%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Osceola County.
In Florida, MATER PALMS ACADEMY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 55.7% actual against a predicted 49.6%.
Across Osceola County, median household income is about $72,637, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Osceola County number 88 and enroll about 74,164.
KNIGHTS POINT K-8 is the public school closest to MATER PALMS ACADEMY, about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.6%; MATER PALMS ACADEMY's is 55.7%, ranking 1st of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, MATER PALMS ACADEMY is City: Small. MATER PALMS ACADEMY operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The student count in 2024-25 was 866, 3% above the 839 of 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at MATER PALMS ACADEMY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
427,415
Census ACS
Median income
$72,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
74,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,681 students
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
Other schools in HIALEAH GARDENS
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,611 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,551 students
- MATER ACADEMYElementary · 1,521 students
- MATER ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,219 students
- WEST HIALEAH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,128 students
Nearby schools
- KNIGHTS POINT K-81.3 mi · 1,239
- UCP OSCEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL2.3 mi · 206
- PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 753
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT POINCIANA2.6 mi · 879
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 2,345
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About MATER PALMS ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at MATER PALMS ACADEMY?
MATER PALMS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 866 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does MATER PALMS ACADEMY serve?
MATER PALMS ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MATER PALMS ACADEMY?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at MATER PALMS ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at MATER PALMS ACADEMY?
Student demographics at MATER PALMS ACADEMY are roughly 19% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is MATER PALMS ACADEMY in?
MATER PALMS ACADEMY is part of OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.