The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Math. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cutler Bay Middle
Cutler Bay Middle is a regular public middle school serving sixth through eighth grade in the town of Cutler Bay, at the southern edge of Miami-Dade County. It sits within Miami-Dade County Public Schools, one of the largest urban districts in the country, and draws students from a community that is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's enrollment is moderate in size for a grades six through eight campus.
On Florida's FAST assessments for the 2024-25 school year, proficiency rates tell a clear story: in math, scores decline as students move through the grades, with sixth graders performing near the midpoint of the state scale and eighth graders falling well below it. ELA follows a similar pattern, with each successive grade posting lower proficiency than the one before, and eighth grade sitting noticeably below half of students reading at grade level. The eighth-grade science result on the Statewide Science Assessment comes in below the ELA and math figures for that same cohort. Taken together, these results sit below what would broadly be considered strong academic performance at the middle school level, and a parent interested in understanding how their child might be supported academically should ask the school about intervention resources, acceleration tracks, and how students are monitored for growth over the three years. Trend data was not available in this dataset, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving, holding steady, or declining.
IEP and English Learner population rates were not reported in the data provided, so those dimensions of the school's student support picture are not described here.
No program offerings data was included in the payload, so specific electives, athletics, or enrichment tracks cannot be characterized. A parent would want to ask the school directly about what is available beyond core academics.
The comparison framework for positioning this school against neighbors was not applicable at the school level given the structure of the county data, so no peer ranking is drawn here.
The town itself is a car-oriented suburban community along the western edge of Biscayne Bay, part of southern Miami-Dade. Commercial life runs along US-1 and Old Cutler Road, and residents rely on driving for most errands. Transit exists in the form of a Busway rapid bus corridor and a local on-demand van service, but the town's own publicly reported Walk Score places it solidly in the car-dependent range. Cutler Bay is one of the younger municipalities in Florida and has grown steadily since incorporation. The largest development currently underway, a multi-phase mixed-use redevelopment of the former Southland Mall into a project called Southplace City Center, broke ground on its first residential phase in early 2025 and is planned to bring a substantial number of apartments, retail, and civic uses over roughly a decade. A separate civic complex called Legacy Park on Old Cutler Road would add a new town hall, police station, and community center. These projects together suggest Cutler Bay is in an active growth phase rather than a settled one.
Housing costs in the zip code are meaningfully above both the Florida statewide median and the national median. Rent-to-income ratios are above what is generally considered a comfortable threshold, and the estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home here would represent a significant financial commitment at current interest rates. Home values have edged slightly downward year over year, a modest departure from recent South Florida trends.
At the district level, families should be aware of two dynamics. Miami-Dade has been experiencing sustained enrollment decline, and in spring 2026 the district was publicly considering closing or consolidating a number of schools, including some in the South region where Cutler Bay sits. Families moving into this area should ask directly whether Cutler Bay Middle's attendance boundaries or grade structure could be affected before assuming current assignments are stable. Separately, a voter-approved property tax increase passed in 2022 funds teacher pay and school safety staffing; it is set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, which adds some uncertainty to the district's near-term budget picture for those who follow school finance.
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