Mater Academy Bay Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Cutler Bay, Florida

Mater Academy Bay Elementary in Cutler Bay, Florida enrolled 917 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 74-78% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 77% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 92%

962 students in 2022-23, 966 students in 2023-24, 917 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 1.0.

Students enrolled at Mater Academy Bay Elementary by school year2022-23: 962, 2023-24: 966, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-239622023-249662024-25917
Students enrolled at Mater Academy Bay Elementary by school year2022-23: 962, 2023-24: 966, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-239622023-249662024-25917
Students enrolled at Mater Academy Bay Elementary by school year2022-23: 962, 2023-24: 966, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-239622023-249662024-25917
Students enrolled at Mater Academy Bay Elementary by school year2022-23: 962, 2023-24: 966, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-239622023-249662024-25917
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2396212.080.2
2023-249663.0322.0
2024-259171.0917.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mater Academy Bay Elementary enrolled 927 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent14.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.7% of students were Hispanic, 4.7% Black, 4.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic89.7%
  2. Black4.7%
  3. White4.6%
  4. Two or more races0.7%
  5. Asian0.3%

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 Mater Academy Bay Elementary scored proficient or above: 74-78% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% 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, 2021-2274‑78%57%53%
Math, 2022-2377%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.

Elementary schools in Cutler Bay

5 public elementary schools in Cutler Bay report 2024-25 enrollment; Mater Academy Bay Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mater Academy Bay Elementary917not reported43.6%
Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School73114.950.3%
Gulfstream Elementary School54411.158.3%
Cutler Ridge Elementary School43017.260.7%
Bel-Aire Elementary School32416.260.2%

All public schools in Cutler Bay →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mater Academy Bay Elementary

  1. Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 731 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Gulfstream Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 544 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Mater Academy Bay Elementary with Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary 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 FloridaMater Academy Bay Elementary is the number 271 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#271 of 2,193
  6. 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 Mater Academy Bay Elementary

  1. How many students attend Mater Academy Bay Elementary?
    917 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 962 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cutler Bay, FL.
  2. Is Mater Academy Bay Elementary a Title I school?
    Mater Academy Bay Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  3. How do students at Mater Academy Bay Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mater Academy Bay Elementary scored proficient or above: 74-78% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% 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.
  4. What district is Mater Academy Bay Elementary in?
    Miami-Dade County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120039008524 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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