Mater Preparatory Academy

Mater Preparatory Academy is a elementary school located in Miami, FL, serving grades 0–8 and approximately 375 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 1.9 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 10 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 37.5:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Mater 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.

For families in Miami considering elementary placement, Mater Preparatory 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 Preparatory Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Mater 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.