SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY

As a mid-sized primary school in MIAMI, Florida, SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls 873 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under MIAMI-DADE. That puts it 45% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY records that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 17% White, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) records that median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one.

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIRTUAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 75.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 798 students in 2018 compared to 873 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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