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What's the most underrated thing about MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
511
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007923
MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM
1220 NW 1ST AVE, HOMESTEAD, FL 33030 · (305) 257-4500 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
209 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
90.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Florida average is about 57 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
91.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
-203 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 25.5:1
% White
6%
was 10%
% Hispanic
82%
was 68%
% Black
8%
was 16%
% Asian
2%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM
MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM, a tight-knit four-year high school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE, enrolls 511 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM is one of those campuses.
Demographically, MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM reports that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 8% Black, 6% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 60.7%; actual is 91.9%, +31.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, Miami-Dade County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM. On composite proficiency, MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Looking at the recent track record. MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM's enrollment has contracted 28% since 2018, when it stood at 714 (now 511). Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HOMESTEAD
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,323 students
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,950 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSElementary · 1,890 students
- SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
- GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTERElementary · 1,165 students
Nearby schools
- SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY0.3 mi · 413
- HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 545
- NEVA KING COOPER EDUCATIONAL CENTER0.5 mi · 86
- REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 569
- SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD0.7 mi · 130
- ACCELERATION ACADEMIES LLC HOMESTEAD0.8 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOMHow large is MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM?
MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 09-12.
Is MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM an elementary, middle, or high school?
MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM.
What is the student diversity at MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM?
Student demographics at MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM are roughly 6% White, 82% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM?
MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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