📍 7700 Nw 98th St, Hialeah Gardens, Miami-Dade County, 33016
Mater Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hialeah Gardens, Miami-Dade County. The school has 1,529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths.
Mater Academy enrolls 1,529 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,502 | 98% |
| Black or African American | 14 | <1% |
| White | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,402 of the school's 1,529 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,267 qualify for free lunch and 135 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mater Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 36, state house district 103.
Mater Academy 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 1,529 students, Mater Academy 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