Palm Glades Preparatory Academy

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

Palm Glades Preparatory Academy in Miami, Florida enrolled 219 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 27.4 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, 32-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

266 students in 2022-23, 226 students in 2023-24, 219 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 8.0.

Students enrolled at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232662023-242262024-25219
Students enrolled at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232662023-242262024-25219
Students enrolled at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232662023-242262024-25219
Students enrolled at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232662023-242262024-25219
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326612.022.2
2023-2422610.022.6
2024-252198.027.4

27.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 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 27.4; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 27.4state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 27.4; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 27.4state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 27.4; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 27.4state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 27.4; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 27.4state 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 251 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Palm Glades Preparatory Academy enrolled 251 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 251 of the 251 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent51.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.6% of students were Hispanic, 19.6% Black, 0.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic77.6%
  2. Black19.6%
  3. White0.9%
  4. Asian0.9%
  5. Two or more races0.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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 Palm Glades Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 32-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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, 2021-2232‑36%57%53%
Math, 2022-2351%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.

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 Palm Glades Preparatory Academy

  1. Cutler Bay MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 935 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Mater Academy Bay Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 518 students (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Palm Glades Preparatory Academy 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 FloridaPalm Glades Preparatory Academy is the number 540 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#540 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher27.4 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.27.4:1
  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 Palm Glades Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Palm Glades Preparatory Academy?
    219 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 266 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Miami, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy?
    27.4 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 Palm Glades Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Palm Glades Preparatory Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 32-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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 Palm Glades Preparatory Academy in?
    Miami-Dade County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120039007797 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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