📍 12225 Sw 280th St, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, 33032
Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Homestead, Miami-Dade County. The school has 781 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy enrolls 781 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 46% Black or African American and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 402 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 358 | 46% |
| White | 16 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
628 of the school's 781 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 607 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy 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 39, state house district 117.
Mandarin Lakes K-8 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 781 students, Mandarin Lakes K-8 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
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