Enrollment
165
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039007420
YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY
3001 NW 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33127 · (305) 571-1111 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
95 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 10% |
Student demographics
55%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +14.9pp since 2023
Math
57.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 54.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
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 YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY
YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 165 | 57.6% | 55.3% |
| LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 281 | 58.7% | 58.5% |
| ITECH@THOMAS A EDISON EDUCATIONAL CENTER MIAMI | 230 | 65.7% | 74.3% |
| ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS GOULDS | 514 | 54.9% | 61.2% |
| PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY SECONDARY LANTANA | 438 | 52.7% | 43.2% |
| SAN JOSE EARLY COLLEGE AT CECIL JACKSONVILLE | 208 | 48.6% | 43.6% |
Matched among Florida high 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 YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #238 of 555 | #47 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #124 of 549 ▼ 8 | #34 of 82 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #188 of 559 ▲ 141 | #38 of 85 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #606 of 830 | #93 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #132 of 630 | #30 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #32 of 289 | #15 of 53 |
Ranked against other public high 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
165
-63 (-28%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | 58% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 68% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 16 | 9.6:1 | 70% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 17 | 13.4:1 | 92% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 80% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 15 | 15.0:1 | 88% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 62% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY
YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a small high school based in MIAMI, Florida. The school counts 165 students across grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 84% smaller than the 1,035 average for high schools in Florida.
MIAMI-DADE (527 schools, 335,685 students) runs YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 48%. Beyond that, enrollment is 47% Hispanic and 3% White. In Miami-Dade County overall, about 15% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 11.0:1 comes from the school's 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The lunch program counts 58% of students at YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 48% for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
The allk12 Grade for YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY is B+. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.3%.
Among Miami-Dade County residents, the median household income is $71,753, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY, Miami-Dade County has 560 other public schools.
The closest public school to YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY is ENEIDA M. HARTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 55.3% is above the 51.3% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY dropped 28% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 228 to 165 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.4:1 to 11.0:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY is approximately 11.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY are roughly 3% White, 47% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY public or private?
YOUNG MEN'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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