Mater Academy

Mater Academy is a elementary school located in Hialeah Gardens, FL, serving grades 0–5 and approximately 1,529 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 10.7 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 58 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 26.4:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Mater Academy operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

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.

For families in Hialeah Gardens considering elementary placement, Mater Academy is one of the campuses The Miami regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Mater Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Mater Academy". 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.