Aventura City of Excellence School, Aventura FL

Original Research by School Decision on Aventura City of Excellence School

Aventura City of Excellence School is a charter school in Aventura, Florida, serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It sits within the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system but operates independently as a charter, drawing students from a city known for its luxury condominiums, the Aventura Mall, and a waterfront lifestyle along the northeastern edge of Miami-Dade County. The school's address on NE 188th Street places it in a dense, walkable part of Aventura near parks, transit options, and the Aventura Circle, a paved path that loops the Turnberry golf course and draws regular foot traffic from residents.

The academic picture here is genuinely strong, particularly in math. Across every tested grade on Florida's FAST assessment, math proficiency runs well above what most schools post statewide. The upper middle school grades are especially striking, with nearly all students scoring proficient. Elementary math shows more variation, with fourth grade sitting lower than the other grades, though still solidly above typical state averages. ELA results are consistently strong across the grade band, ranging from the high seventies to the mid-eighties in proficiency, with the middle school grades performing somewhat better than the upper elementary grades. Science is the one area worth a closer look: fifth-grade science proficiency sits in the low-to-mid sixties, meaningfully below the school's performance in other subjects, while eighth-grade science rebounds into the low-to-mid seventies. Parents curious about science instruction in the elementary years may want to ask the school directly about how that program is structured.

The student body is predominantly white and Hispanic, with very little representation from other groups. The free- and reduced-price lunch rate is extremely low, a fraction of a percent, meaning economically disadvantaged students make up almost none of the enrollment. That is a defining characteristic of this school's peer environment. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided. The school's enrollment is roughly evenly distributed across all nine grades, suggesting stable demand and consistent class sizes through the upper grades.

A graduation rate does not apply here, as the school ends at eighth grade. No information on course offerings, extracurriculars, or staffing was available in the data, and program details were not provided. Parents evaluating the school's depth of electives, arts, or enrichment opportunities should inquire directly.

Housing in Aventura is expensive relative to both state and national benchmarks. Home values are well above the statewide median, and rents run high enough that housing costs consume a substantial share of a typical household's income. Home values have declined noticeably over the past year, more sharply than the statewide trend, which may matter to families weighing a purchase. Rental prices have also eased slightly. Mixed-use development like Aventura ParkSquare is publicly reported as part of a broader push toward more walkable, connected urban living in the city.

Two district-level dynamics are worth knowing. Miami-Dade voters approved a property tax increase to fund teacher raises and school safety staffing; that tax runs through 2027 and homeowners in the district are paying it now. Separately, the broader Miami-Dade district is managing a meaningful enrollment decline that has prompted proposed school closures and boundary changes across the system. Aventura City of Excellence is a charter school and therefore somewhat insulated from boundary reassignments, but families considering the area should be aware that the surrounding public school landscape may shift.

The neighbor comparison data was not usable for positioning this school against others, as the available Miami-Dade county comparison set was too small to produce a valid index. What the assessment data does show, on its own terms, is a school where the vast majority of students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in math and reading across nearly every grade tested.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 392%

School 92% · District 69% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 68% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 584%

School 84% · District 62% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 688%

School 88% · District 64% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 797%

School 97% · District 54% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 48 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 897%

School 97% · District 60% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 380%

School 80% · District 60% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 59% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 60% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 685%

School 85% · District 63% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 786%

School 86% · District 62% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 60% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Science

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 56% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 46% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

This schoolMIAMI-DADE, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.