PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a cozy middle school in MIAMI, Florida, PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 494 students from grades 6 through 8, part of MIAMI-DADE. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 794.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 76.2%, a residual of +24.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) records that median household earnings sit near $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PINECREST PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 72.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. As a public charter, PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PINECREST ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 6%, going from 527 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.