Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School

Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School is a middle school located in Miami, FL, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 528 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 15.4 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 25 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.1:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School 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.

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

Tip about Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Pinecrest Academy Charter 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.