The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on West Miami Middle School
West Miami Middle School is a public middle school serving sixth through eighth graders on SW 24th Street in Miami, part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The school is not a charter or magnet program. Its enrollment puts it in a mid-sized range for a grade 6-8 building. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with nearly the entire population identifying as such; white students represent a small share, and all other groups are negligible in number. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic profile of the surrounding neighborhood. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs were not available in what was provided.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the school's proficiency results are below what most families would hope to see, and parents should look into this further with the school. In reading and language arts, roughly a third or fewer of students in each grade scored proficient, with seventh grade running somewhat lower than sixth and eighth. Math tells a split story: sixth and seventh grade proficiency rates are notably low, while eighth grade scores are considerably higher, closer to half of students reaching proficiency. That eighth-grade math figure stands out as a relative bright spot against the pattern across grades. On the Florida Statewide Science Assessment given in eighth grade, fewer than a third of students reached proficiency. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether results have been improving or declining.
The school's comparison position among Miami-Dade County's districts was flagged as not applicable because the county has too few districts in the comparison set to produce a meaningful ranking. Chronic absenteeism and graduation rate metrics do not apply here since the school does not serve high school grades.
Programs and course offerings data were not included in what was provided, so specific elective, enrichment, or extracurricular information cannot be described here. Families wanting to understand what pathways or support structures exist inside the building will want to contact the school directly.
West Miami sits within Miami's broader urban fabric, specifically in a part of the city near Coral Way, a neighborhood of tree-lined streets and mixed residential stock. Miami as a city is dense and walkable, with public transit including Metrorail and the free Metromover downtown, and the area around the school is accessible within that system. The city's largest employment sectors are government, health care, and education, with institutions like Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Baptist Health South Florida, and Jackson Health System among the region's major employers.
Housing near the school reflects Miami's wider affordability pressure. Home values in the zip code are well above both the Florida state median and the national median, and the estimated monthly cost of ownership is steep under current mortgage rates. Rents are also elevated, with a rent-to-income burden that runs high relative to national norms. Both home values and rents have edged slightly downward in the past year, a departure from the strong appreciation of prior years. For families already renting in the area, the cost picture has not changed dramatically, but the entry cost to ownership remains a real constraint.
Two district-level developments are worth knowing. Miami-Dade voters approved a property tax increase several years ago to fund teacher pay and school safety staffing; that higher rate runs through 2027 and represents an ongoing cost for homeowners while providing continued funding for compensation and campus security. Separately, the district is navigating a real enrollment decline: publicly reported figures show the district lost a meaningful number of students in 2025-26, and in spring 2026 the district proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools across its three regions. Families new to Miami-Dade should be aware that school boundaries and grade configurations may shift, and the school a child is assigned to today may look different in structure or catchment by the following year. West Miami Middle itself is not named in the publicly reported closure list, but the broader context of boundary changes is relevant for anyone making a housing or enrollment decision in this district.
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