PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY

Located at 22655 SW 112 AVE, in MIAMI, Florida, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a micro-enrollment middle-grades school that hosts 219 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by MIAMI-DADE. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 72% leaner than typical.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 57.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 38%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 219 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 29.5:1 in 2018 to 27.4:1 in 2025.

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