Enrollment
219
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007797
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
22655 SW 112 AVE, MIAMI, FL 33170 · (786) 272-2269 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
27.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
132 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 | 66 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 39% |
Student demographics
36%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
60.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +21.3pp since 2023
Math
75.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 68.1% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 219 | 60.3% | 56.5% |
| SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM WEST PALM BEACH | 324 | 57.7% | 45.6% |
| MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 334 | 65.9% | 56.9% |
| RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 345 | 61.4% | 44.3% |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 320 | 56.9% | 83.6% |
| SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL - NOR NORTH MIAMI BEACH | 211 | 46.4% | 36.5% |
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 PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #230 of 560 | #31 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #102 of 560 ▲ 33 | #17 of 72 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #191 of 560 ▲ 209 | #30 of 72 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #550 of 584 | #68 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.4:1 | #540 of 547 | #66 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #481 of 553 | #23 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #169 of 565 | #24 of 72 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.1% | #25 of 379 | #8 of 49 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
219
-44 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 219 | 8 | 27.4:1 | 60% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 10 | 22.6:1 | 68% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 12 | 22.2:1 | 78% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 14 | 18.8:1 | 88% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 12 | 29.5:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 14 | 21.9:1 | 27% (83) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
Among the schools in MIAMI, Florida, is PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY, a very small middle-grades school. The school counted 219 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 72% below the average of about 794 students for middle schools in Florida.
The MIAMI-DADE system has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
At PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY, 78% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 20% Black. For comparison, the population of Miami-Dade County is roughly 69% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY scores 36%.
Based on 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY has a ratio of 27.4:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 60%. It compares with 48% for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Florida public middle schools.
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY scores 56.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Miami-Dade County show that median household income comes to about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY's nearest public school is PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY as Suburb: Large. Federal records list PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY as a charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY had a net loss of 44 students, or 17%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.8:1 in 2020-21, and 27.4:1 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
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- 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
- PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 229
- GOULDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 497
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMS0.5 mi · 1,890
- PINE VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 219
- ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS0.9 mi · 514
- CORAL REEF MONTESSORI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow large is PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is approximately 27.4:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY are roughly 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY in?
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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