📍 5801 Augusto St, Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, 33146
Ponce de Leon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County. The school has 888 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angela C Gonzalez. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponce de Leon Middle School enrolls 888 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Black or African American and 5.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 764 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 7.4% |
| White | 50 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 888 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ponce de Leon Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 114.
Ponce de Leon Middle School is one of 542 schools in MIAMI-DADE, based in MIAMI, Florida. The district serves 333,233 students district-wide and employs 16,606 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 888 students, Ponce de Leon Middle School is larger than the district average of about 615 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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