REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, a modestly sized junior high in HOMESTEAD, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, caters to 661 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

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

On demographics, REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

REDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 38%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 661 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 65% to 74%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.