Miami Lakes Middle School

Miami Lakes Middle School is a middle school located in Hialeah, FL, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 1,011 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 12.9 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 42 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 24.1:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Miami Lakes Middle School is a traditional zoned public school within Miami-Dade, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.

State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Miami publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

Middle school transitions matter: The Miami reports on Miami Lakes Middle School's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Miami Lakes Middle School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Miami Lakes Middle School". For more education coverage, see themiami.org/schools or browse The Miami's latest reporting at themiami.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.