The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hammocks Middle School
Hammocks Middle School sits on Hammocks Boulevard in southwestern Miami, serving sixth through eighth graders as a regular public school within Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The student body is small for a middle school, and its demographic composition is strikingly concentrated: the vast majority of students identify as Hispanic, with very small representations of white, Asian, and Black students. Just over half of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places economic need as a meaningful backdrop for understanding the school's context. Data on English learner status and students with IEPs were not available in the data provided.
On Florida's state assessments, the picture is mixed and worth examining carefully. In reading and language arts, proficiency rates are roughly similar across the three grade levels, landing in the upper-forties to mid-fifties range statewide. Math tells a more concerning story: sixth graders are near the midpoint of proficiency on the FAST assessment, seventh graders slightly lower, and eighth graders notably further below. The eighth-grade science result is the weakest figure across all subjects, with only about one in four students scoring proficient on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment. Taken together, these numbers sit below what many families would hope to see going into high school. The comparison framework for this school against others in Miami-Dade County could not be computed because the applicable cohort was too small to generate a valid index, so there is no county-relative positioning available. A parent who wants to understand how these results compare to other Miami-Dade middle schools may want to ask the school or district directly for that context.
No program offerings data was available for Hammocks Middle School, so this account cannot speak to electives, after-school activities, dual-enrollment, magnet pathways, or enrichment tracks. Given that the school does not carry magnet designation, families with specific programmatic interests should confirm directly with the school what is offered.
The school sits within Miami-Dade, a district that is publicly reported to be navigating sharp enrollment decline. The district proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools in spring 2026, with restructured grade configurations possible across all three regions, including new K-8, 6-12, and K-12 schools. Families considering the area should be aware that school assignments may shift, and the Hammocks attendance zone is not immune from that reorganization. Additionally, in 2022 Miami-Dade voters approved a property-tax increase to fund teacher pay and school safety, a measure that expires in 2027 unless renewed, which directly affects homeowner costs and district compensation levels.
Housing in the Hammocks area reflects broader Miami market dynamics. Home values are substantially above Florida's statewide median and well above the national median, and rents in the zip code represent a heavy share of income relative to national benchmarks, with the rent-to-income ratio pointing to real affordability pressure. Values have dipped modestly year over year, as has the rental figure, but the market remains expensive by most measures.
Miami itself offers the kind of urban density that shapes daily life in concrete ways. The city is rated highly walkable overall, though southwestern Miami where the school is located differs from the pedestrian core of downtown and Brickell. The larger city provides a wide employer base anchored by government, health care, and education, along with a transit system that includes Metrorail and the free Metromover downtown. The county has, however, seen population decline in the most recent estimates, and school enrollment has followed suit.
Multi-year academic trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether Hammocks is improving, declining, or holding steady on its assessment results. That is a question worth raising with school leadership, particularly given the relatively low science proficiency in eighth grade heading into high school science coursework.
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