YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL

YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL is an average-sized primary school in HIALEAH, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. The school serves 761 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% larger than the state mean of about 604.

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

Demographically, YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 77% of students at YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.4%; this one delivers 58.8%, a residual of +16.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: YOUTH CO-OP PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location. As a public charter, YOUTH CO-OP CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 26%: 1,034 students in 2018 compared to 761 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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