The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in Math. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Homestead Middle School
Homestead Middle School sits on NW 2nd Avenue in Homestead, Florida, serving sixth through eighth graders as a regular Miami-Dade County public school. The enrollment is mid-sized for a middle school, with students spread fairly evenly across the three grade levels. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing it among higher-need schools in the district. Racially, the student body is nearly evenly split between Black and Hispanic students, with very small shares of other groups. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided.
On state assessments, the picture is one a parent will want to examine closely. Florida reports FAST scores by grade, and the results here show a clear downward pattern as students move through the building. Sixth graders reach proficiency on the math assessment at a rate that sits in the lower-middle range statewide. By seventh grade that share drops meaningfully, and by eighth grade only a small fraction of students are scoring proficient in math. ELA follows a similar arc: sixth grade comes in at a modest rate, and seventh and eighth grade fall further, with fewer than a third of students at grade level by the upper grades. The eighth-grade science assessment shows the sharpest gap, with only a small minority of students reaching proficiency. These are reported Florida statewide figures, not estimates. A parent whose child is entering or already in seventh or eighth grade may want to ask the school directly about what academic supports are in place, what intervention or tutoring programming looks like, and how the school tracks individual student growth over the three years.
Multi-year trend data was not available in what was provided, so it is not possible to say whether results have been improving, holding steady, or declining.
No program information was provided for this school, so course offerings, extracurricular activities, or any specialized academies could not be assessed here. A visit to the school or the Miami-Dade district website would fill that gap.
The school sits within Miami-Dade County Public Schools, a large urban district facing some active pressures families should know about. The district has been experiencing sustained enrollment decline, and in spring 2026 publicly proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools, including reconfigured grade structures that could produce new K-8, 6-12, and K-12 schools. Families moving into the area should ask specifically about boundary stability for Homestead Middle and what consolidation proposals, if any, affect the South Region schools. Separately, a property-tax referendum approved by voters in 2022 raised the school tax rate to fund teacher pay and campus safety staffing. That rate is set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, which is relevant for homeowners who will be paying it and for anyone interested in how teacher compensation holds up in coming years.
Homestead itself is a fast-growing city at the southern edge of Miami-Dade, with an active residential construction market dominated by single-family homes and townhomes in master-planned communities. Home values in the zip codes around the school are above the statewide median and above the national median, and the rent-to-income ratio is high enough that affordability is a real consideration. The housing market showed a modest year-over-year decline in values as of mid-2026. The city has a historic downtown a short walk from the school's address, anchored by a public library, a civic park, and a transit hub with bus rapid transit connections north toward Miami. For families without cars, the Homestead Trolley connects schools, shopping, and transit stations.
Homestead Middle draws from a community shaped by agricultural, healthcare, and service-sector employment, with large employers including Homestead Hospital, the Air Reserve Base, and Turkey Point. The neighborhood character is suburban and car-oriented outside the downtown core, with ongoing city investment in streetscape improvements nearby.
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