Country Club Middle School, Miami Lakes FL

Original Research by School Decision on Country Club Middle School

Country Club Middle School serves sixth through eighth grade in Miami Lakes, a planned suburban community in northwest Miami-Dade County. The school is a regular public school within Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the large urban district that covers the area.

Miami Lakes itself has the feel of a quieter residential community compared to Miami's better-known waterfront neighborhoods. Its commercial life concentrates in a walkable, open-air Main Street district where shops, restaurants, and entertainment sit close together. Publicly reported visitor accounts describe clean, well-lit streets in that area, though the broader town is more car-oriented, as is typical for planned suburban communities of its type.

On the academic side, the most recent Florida state assessments give a clear picture that warrants attention. Across all three grade levels, less than half of students scored proficient in English language arts, with rates roughly similar from sixth through eighth grade. Math proficiency ran even lower across all three grades, and the eighth-grade science assessment showed the smallest share of students reaching proficiency of any tested subject. These are reported Florida FAST and Statewide Science Assessment figures, and they place the school below where many families would hope to see their child's school performing. There are no prior-year trend figures available to say whether this represents improvement, a plateau, or decline, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about the direction of student outcomes and what academic supports are in place.

A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the income composition of the student body. The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with Black students making up a meaningful share as well. Data on English learner rates and students with individualized education programs was not reported in what was available, so families with children in those categories should ask the school directly about those services.

The housing market around Miami Lakes shows home values modestly above the Florida state average, though values have dipped slightly over the past year. Rents are also relatively high, and the ratio of rent to household income runs above what is typically considered affordable nationally. For families weighing whether to buy or rent in this zip code, the local mortgage payment on a typical home currently runs more than renting, though both carry real costs in this market.

At the district level, Miami-Dade is publicly reported to be navigating meaningful enrollment decline. The district has proposed closing or consolidating a number of schools across its regions, including reconfiguring some into new grade structures such as K-8 or 6-12 schools. Families considering a move into the area should ask the district directly about Country Club Middle School's status in any reassignment or consolidation plans, since boundary changes could affect school assignments. A voter-approved property tax referendum, passed in 2022, currently funds teacher pay and school safety staffing and is set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, which affects both school funding stability and homeowner costs in the meantime.

Program information for Country Club Middle School was not available in the data, so it is not possible to characterize specific electives, clubs, athletics, or enrichment pathways here. A parent interested in those offerings would need to go directly to the school.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 64% · ▼ 36 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 726%

School 26% · District 54% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 834%

School 34% · District 60% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 63% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 736%

School 36% · District 62% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 60% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Science

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 46% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income32%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income31%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income38%Higher-income34%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income26%Higher-income30%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income21%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income39%10 pp gap