Everglades Preparatory Academy

Everglades Preparatory Academy is a middle school located in Homestead, FL, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 449 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 25.5 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 18 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 24.9:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Everglades Preparatory 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.

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

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