Mater Lakes Collegiate Academy High School
MIAMI · FL · MIAMI-DADE · Public charter
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MATER PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY → YOUTH CO-OP PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL → ACCELERATION ACADEMIES-CENTRAL MIAMI → SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MIRAMAR CAMPUS → ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION → STELLAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY → DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES → NORTH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL →How Mater Lakes Collegiate Academy High School compares for families
What families should know about Mater Lakes Collegiate Academy High School.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: MATER PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY, YOUTH CO-OP PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL, ACCELERATION ACADEMIES-CENTRAL MIAMI and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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📊 Florida School Grade
Florida's official A–F school grade.
Every Florida public school earns an annual A–F grade from the state — the single signal Florida families (and the housing market) watch most. It rolls achievement, learning gains, graduation, and college/career readiness into one letter.
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A high school's grade is the percent of possible points across up to 11 components — English/math achievement and learning gains, science & social-studies achievement, the 4-year graduation rate, and College & Career Acceleration: the share of graduates who earned college credit (via AP, IB, AICE, or dual enrollment) or an industry certification. Letter cutoffs: A ≥ 62%, B ≥ 54%, C ≥ 41%, D ≥ 32%, F below.
Source: Florida Department of Education, School Grades, 2023-24. Graduation rate & College/Career Acceleration components reflect the prior cohort year, per FLDOE's grading model.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +61.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 288 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,939 per student in district revenue, the 2,835 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $36,682,065/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATER PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY HIALEAH GARDENS |
Public · charter | 4.3 | 315 | -3.4% |
| YOUTH CO-OP PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 240 | -10.1% |
| ACCELERATION ACADEMIES-CENTRAL MIAMI MIAMI |
Public | 4.2 | 358 | +17.8% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MIRAMAR CAMPUS MIRAMAR |
Public · charter | 6.5 | 325 | +28.5% |
| ACADEMY FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION MIAMI SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 9.1 | 289 | +122.3% |
| STELLAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY MIAMI |
Public · charter | 8.4 | 312 | +12.6% |
| DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES MIAMI SHORES |
Public · charter | 9.3 | 308 | -8.6% |
| NORTH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS |
Public · charter | 4.2 | 454 | +6.3% |