Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Miami, Florida

Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School in Miami, Florida enrolled 1,019 students in 2024-25 with 56.0 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 62% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%

1,344 students in 2022-23, 1,200 students in 2023-24, 1,019 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 74.0 to 56.0.

Students enrolled at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,344, 2023-24: 1,200, 2024-25: 1,01905001k1.5k2022-231,3442023-241,2002024-251,019
Students enrolled at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,344, 2023-24: 1,200, 2024-25: 1,01905001k1.5k2022-231,3442023-241,2002024-251,019
Students enrolled at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,344, 2023-24: 1,200, 2024-25: 1,01905001k1.5k2022-231,3442023-241,2002024-251,019
Students enrolled at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,344, 2023-24: 1,200, 2024-25: 1,01905001k1.5k2022-231,3442023-241,2002024-251,019
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,34474.018.2
2023-241,20070.017.1
2024-251,01956.018.2

18.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 361 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School enrolled 1,444 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 361 of the 1,444 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent31.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.0% of students were Hispanic, 2.6% White, 2.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic93.0%
  2. White2.6%
  3. Black2.5%
  4. Asian1.6%
  5. Two or more races0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257%57%53%
Math, 2022-2362%58% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Miami

39 public middle schools in Miami report 2024-25 enrollment; Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Shenandoah Middle School1,23120.555.1%
Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School1,01918.247.6%
Herbert a. Ammons Middle School99923.828.1%
Arvida Middle School98922.534.8%
Howard D. Mcmillan Middle School95719.539.3%
Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Charter Middle Schoo89381.252.4%
Rockway Middle School88820.751.1%
Citrus Grove Middle School78117.462.7%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School

  1. Herbert a. Ammons Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 999 students, 23.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Hammocks Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 486 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School with Herbert a. Ammons Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Miami-Dade County Public Schools spends per student$13,138 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,138
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaJorge Mas Canosa Middle School is the number 133 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#133 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.18.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School

  1. How many students attend Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School?
    1,019 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,344 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Miami, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School?
    18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School a Title I school?
    Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School in?
    Miami-Dade County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120039007291 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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