RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in MIAMI, Florida, RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a cozy middle school, part of MIAMI-DADE. It hosts 345 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

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

Demographically, RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 36% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 44.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) logs that median household income runs about $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%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.8%.

RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 32% since 2018, when it stood at 510 (now 345). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 46% to 60%. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

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