The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Math. The lowest is 53% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School
Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School is a public school in Miami-Dade County serving grades six through eight, located in the southwestern corner of Miami. It is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, one of the largest urban districts in the country.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, reflecting the demographics of the surrounding Southwest Miami neighborhoods. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this squarely in a lower-to-middle income community context. The school is neither a charter nor a magnet campus. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in the materials reviewed.
On Florida's FAST assessments in the most recent school year, math proficiency was solid across the grade band, with sixth and eighth graders performing meaningfully better than seventh graders, where results were more modest. ELA proficiency was more uneven: sixth and seventh graders came in under the majority threshold, while eighth graders performed somewhat better. On the eighth-grade Florida Statewide Science Assessment, just over half of students reached proficiency. Taken as a whole, math is a relative strength here, while ELA and science show meaningful room for growth. A parent interested in understanding how these results compare to other schools in the district should ask directly, as the comparison data available for this county involves only a small number of districts and does not produce a reliable ranked position for this school.
Multi-year trend data were not available, so it is not possible to say whether performance is moving up, down, or holding steady. A parent may want to ask the school directly about recent trajectory.
No program offerings data were available for this school, so whether it has advanced coursework, elective tracks, or extracurricular activities at a middle school level is a gap this narrative cannot fill. That is worth a direct inquiry.
The school sits in the broader Miami-Dade district, which is navigating sharp enrollment declines. Publicly reported figures show the district proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools ahead of the coming school year, with possible reorganization into new grade configurations including K-8, 6-12, and K-12 models. Families moving into the area should ask specifically about this school's status and whether boundary changes or reassignments are anticipated. In late 2022, Miami-Dade voters approved a property-tax increase to fund teacher pay and campus safety; that measure is set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, which is relevant for homeowners in the area.
The surrounding housing market reflects the broader Miami-Dade reality: home values here run well above both the Florida state median and the national median, and have ticked slightly downward over the past year. Rents in the area consume a substantial share of typical household income, a pattern consistent across much of Miami. Miami overall is a dense, walkable city with differentiated neighborhoods; this school's address on SW 144th Street places it in the far southwestern residential reaches of the city, which functions differently from the walkable downtown core described in city-level data. The southwest suburbs are more car-dependent and more uniformly residential than the urban neighborhoods usually associated with the Miami name.
Regarding the district's approach to phones: Miami-Dade in 2024 opted for education-based programs over a ban, though Florida state legislation was advancing toward a stricter day-long prohibition with a statewide policy required by the end of 2026. Classroom rules around devices will likely shift during a student's time at this school.
Because no graduation rate applies here, this is a middle school and those measures do not fit the grade band. Discipline, attendance, and staffing data were also not available in the materials reviewed, leaving some open questions about the day-to-day environment that would be worth raising with school administration before enrolling.
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