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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000587
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
7525 SW 24TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33155 · (305) 261-8383 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
309 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 165 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 40% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL→SOUTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
33.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.4% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 35.3% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 599 | 51.6% | 39.4% |
| PAUL W. BELL MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 483 | 52.4% | 55.9% |
| RUBEN DARIO MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 484 | 51.4% | 50.9% |
| KINLOCH PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 746 | 54.4% | 36.7% |
| RIVIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 479 | 53.9% | 57.6% |
| W. R. THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 507 | 55.2% | 49.9% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #473 of 560 | #65 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #511 of 560 ▼ 22 | #67 of 72 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #508 of 560 ▼ 44 | #65 of 72 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #437 of 584 | #33 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #176 of 547 | #21 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.3% | #552 of 553 | #69 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #275 of 565 | #47 of 72 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #185 of 379 | #31 of 49 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
599
-63 (-10%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 967
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 52% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 35 | 18.6:1 | 59% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 34 | 19.3:1 | 67% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 90% (597) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 35 | 20.1:1 | 82% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 39 | 20.3:1 | 93% (734) |
| 2010-11 | 1,131 | 56 | 20.2:1 | 88% (1,000) |
| 2000-01 | 1,674 | 64 | 26.2:1 | 74% (1,243) |
| 1990-91 | 967 | 48 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
At 7525 SW 24TH ST in MIAMI, Florida, WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a small middle school. Enrolled students number 599 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for middle schools in Florida, which is about 794.
MIAMI-DADE enrolls 335,685 students in 527 schools, including WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 99% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Miami-Dade County is roughly 69% Hispanic. WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 2%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 33 full-time equivalents, or about 18.1 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. About 52% of students, or 309, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL is D. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL is 55.3%. It actually posts 39.4%, which is 15.9 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 561 public schools operate in Miami-Dade County, serving about 335,817 students.
The closest public school to WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL is CORAL TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 39.4% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 599, 10% below the 662 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.5 to 18.1 over 4 years.
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Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- CORAL TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 462
- FLAGAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 381
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 289
- EVERGLADES K-8 CENTER1.0 mi · 912
- BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 340
- MIAMI CORAL PARK SENIOR HIGH1.4 mi · 2,082
Frequently asked questions
About WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.