THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE

Set in HOMESTEAD, Florida, THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE is a sprawling primary school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. It caters to 974 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE sits 61% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%); the rest reads as 10% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 55.0%; THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE posts 74.0%, +19.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate 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%. THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

IRVING & BEATRICE PESKOE K-8 CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.3%.

THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE operates from a commuter-belt location. THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 913 (now 974). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 36.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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