State/Public Middle Open

Herbert A. Ammons Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 17990 Sw 142nd Ave, Miami, Miami-Dade County, 33177

1,005
Pupils
22.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Herbert A. Ammons Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Miami, Miami-Dade County. The school has 1,005 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Miami-Dade
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Herbert A. Ammons Middle School enrolls 1,005 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.

Male students
483 (48%)
Female students
522 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student-teacher ratio
22.3:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White and 6.6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino82182%
White757.5%
Black or African American666.6%
Asian363.6%
Two or more races5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

400 of the school's 1,005 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 364 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Herbert A. Ammons Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 118.

School district: MIAMI-DADE

Herbert A. Ammons 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 1,005 students, Herbert A. Ammons Middle School is larger than the district average of about 615 students per school.

333,233
District students
542
Schools
16,606
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16)
IBO code
002526
IB since
06 March 2007
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

84%
Reading proficient
78%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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