Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008702
MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY
601 NW 12TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33136 · (786) 648-4580 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
340 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 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
5%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
44.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 53.4% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 PREPARATORY ACADEMY
MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 367 | 92.6% | 47.4% |
| EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF HIALEAH HIALEAH | 287 | 95.5% | 40.8% |
| MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MIAMI | 465 | 88.2% | 55.1% |
| ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE HOMESTEAD | 436 | 85.1% | 49.2% |
| IMATER ACADEMY HIALEAH | 590 | 91.0% | 57.2% |
| MATER ACADEMY KIWANIS MIAMI | 236 | 97.5% | 67.1% |
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 PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,464 of 2,136 | #206 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,129 of 2,149 ▲ 88 | #183 of 279 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #1,549 of 2,149 ▲ 85 | #213 of 279 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #1,853 of 2,267 | #211 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #1,881 of 2,077 | #233 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #2,070 of 2,108 | #231 of 267 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #28 of 2,188 | #6 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
367
+38 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 93% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 95% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 10 | 37.5:1 | 82% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 14 | 23.5:1 | 95% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY
MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of MIAMI, Florida. A total of 367 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 39% lower.
MIAMI-DADE has a total of 527 schools and 335,685 students, MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY among them.
At MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY, Hispanic students make up 98% of the student body. By comparison, Miami-Dade County residents are about 69% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
The school reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.3 students per teacher. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY is B-. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.4%; the prediction is 34.7%.
Federal survey data for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $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%. MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY is among the 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County.
Nearby, SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CHARTER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHO is less than a tenth of a mile away. MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.4% against a local average of 63.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 23.5:1 in 2020-21 and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- 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
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CHARTER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHO0.0 mi · 893
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 986
- YOUNG WOMENS PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.5 mi · 295
- LINCOLN-MARTI CHARTER SCHOOL (LITTLE HAVANA CAMPUS)0.5 mi · 674
- CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS0.5 mi · 179
- MATER ACADEMY KIWANIS0.5 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow many students attend MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY have?
MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
At MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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