Mater Academy Bay Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Cutler Bay, Florida

Mater Academy Bay Middle School in Cutler Bay, Florida enrolled 518 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, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 80% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

Enrollment rose 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

451 students in 2022-23, 487 students in 2023-24, 518 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Mater Academy Bay Middle School by school year2022-23: 451, 2023-24: 487, 2024-25: 51802004006002022-234512023-244872024-25518
Students enrolled at Mater Academy Bay Middle School by school year2022-23: 451, 2023-24: 487, 2024-25: 51802004006002022-234512023-244872024-25518
Students enrolled at Mater Academy Bay Middle School by school year2022-23: 451, 2023-24: 487, 2024-25: 51802004006002022-234512023-244872024-25518
Students enrolled at Mater Academy Bay Middle School by school year2022-23: 451, 2023-24: 487, 2024-25: 51802004006002022-234512023-244872024-25518
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234519.050.1
2023-244871.0487.0
2024-255180.0not reported

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 Middle School enrolled 481 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent16.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.6% of students were Hispanic, 6.2% White, 4.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic87.6%
  2. White6.2%
  3. Black4.4%
  4. Two or more races1.0%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 80% 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, 2021-2265‑69%57%53%
Math, 2022-2380%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 Cutler Bay

2 public middle schools in Cutler Bay report 2024-25 enrollment; Mater Academy Bay Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cutler Bay Middle93516.156.0%
Mater Academy Bay Middle School518not reported43.8%

All public schools in Cutler Bay →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mater Academy Bay Middle School

  1. Cutler Bay MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 935 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. Palm Glades Preparatory AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 219 students, 27.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Mater Academy Bay Middle School with Cutler Bay MiddleStudents, 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 Middle School is the number 461 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#461 of 571
  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 Middle School

  1. How many students attend Mater Academy Bay Middle School?
    518 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 451 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cutler Bay, FL.
  2. Is Mater Academy Bay Middle School a Title I school?
    Mater Academy Bay Middle School 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 Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mater Academy Bay Middle School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 80% 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 Middle School in?
    Miami-Dade County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120039008615 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