The top reported proficiency rate is 93% in Math. The lowest is 85% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Doral Academy Charter Middle School
Doral Academy Charter Middle School sits in Doral, a fast-growing South Florida city just west of Miami International Airport that has evolved from industrial corridors and gated subdivisions into a place with a genuine mixed-use town center, a sprawling park system, and one of the highest employment concentrations in Miami-Dade County. The school serves grades six through eight as a charter, operating independently from the traditional Miami-Dade public school system while still falling within it administratively.
The academic picture is one of the school's strongest draws. On Florida's FAST assessments, math proficiency across all three middle grades runs exceptionally high, with sixth, seventh, and eighth graders all performing well into the upper ranges statewide. Reading and language arts proficiency across all three grades sits in a similarly strong band, and eighth-grade science proficiency on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment is also well above what one would expect from a typical Miami-Dade school. These are not marginal advantages; they place the school among the high-performing options in the region by the measures Florida publishes.
The student body is large for a middle school. The vast majority of students identify as Hispanic, reflecting Doral's heavily Latin American character, particularly its substantial Venezuelan community and broader South American cultural presence, publicly reported to be one of the defining features of the city. A meaningful share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school's strong results span a socioeconomically mixed population. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed, so families with children who receive those services should ask the school directly about support structures.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether performance has been climbing, stable, or variable in recent years. Program-specific information, such as whether the school offers accelerated coursework, elective tracks, or specific support programs, was also not in the data we had. Those would be worth asking about directly.
As a charter school in Miami-Dade, Doral Academy operates independently of the boundary and consolidation pressures affecting traditional district schools. Miami-Dade is publicly reported to be managing sustained enrollment decline, with closures and consolidations of district schools proposed across all three regions of the county. Families considering traditional public middle schools in the area may face reassignment risk; charter enrollment processes work differently, though they carry their own admission considerations.
The community context matters for housing decisions. Home values in the ZIP code have come down year over year, a more pronounced decline than the statewide trend. Rents have also softened modestly. The result is a market that is still expensive in absolute terms, with a price-to-income ratio well above the national average, but one that has eased from recent peaks. Doral's residential stock has diversified considerably, with high-rise apartments and townhouses joining the older gated single-family communities. Downtown Doral, purpose-built from a former office park, now offers genuine walkable streets, plazas, and dining, though much of the city outside that core remains car-dependent. A free city trolley connects neighborhoods to the Palmetto Metrorail station.
A voter-approved property tax referendum, publicly reported to fund teacher pay and school safety, adds a direct ongoing cost for homeowners through at least 2027, when the measure expires unless renewed. This applies to the broader Miami-Dade tax base, not specifically to Doral Academy's charter finances, but it is part of the cost picture for families buying in the area.
A statewide cell phone policy requiring restrictions throughout the school day is also moving through the Florida legislature, with a full statewide policy required by late 2026. How Doral Academy's own policies will align with that is worth confirming with the school.
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