The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Bridgeprep Academy Interamerican Campus
BridgePrep Academy InterAmerican Campus is a charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in practice, located in Miami's westside zip code 33135, a neighborhood that sits near Coral Way and within walking distance of Little Havana's main commercial corridor. Though the school's directory classification lists it through eighth grade, enrollment data shows no students in grades six through eight, making it operationally an elementary school at this time.
The school is small. Its student body is almost entirely Hispanic, reflecting the surrounding neighborhood's character, and only a very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is unusually low for a Miami charter in this zip code and worth a parent asking the school about directly, since low FRPL rates can sometimes reflect incomplete documentation rather than community income levels. Data on English learner status and students with individualized education programs was not available.
On Florida's state assessments, the picture is uneven and merits honest attention. In math, third graders performed at roughly the midpoint of proficiency, but scores in fourth and fifth grade were noticeably lower, with fifth-grade math proficiency falling to about a third of students. ELA results are similarly mixed: fourth grade was around half proficient, which is more encouraging, but third grade ELA was well below that, and fifth grade sat in the mid-thirties. Science, assessed only at fifth grade in Florida, came in around a third proficient. These are not strong results relative to state norms, and a parent considering this school would be well served by asking the school how it is responding to these numbers, what support structures exist for students who are not yet proficient, and whether the trend is improving.
A comparison against districts in Miami-Dade County was not available from this data because the county comparison set was too small to produce a meaningful proficiency index, and chronic absenteeism data for the school was not reported.
The one program area with data is music. Whether additional arts, enrichment, or bilingual offerings exist, the school's own website would be the place to check.
The school is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools' charter universe, which means families should be aware of the broader district context. Miami-Dade is managing a real enrollment decline, and publicly reported coverage from outlets including Axios Miami notes the district has proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools ahead of the next school year, reshaping grade configurations in some cases to K-8 or 6-12 structures. As a charter, BridgePrep InterAmerican sits somewhat outside those boundary decisions, but families should confirm the school's own enrollment trajectory and grade-band plans. Separately, a voter-approved property tax at one mill is currently in place to fund teacher compensation and school safety staffing; that rate is set to expire unless renewed, which matters to homeowners evaluating the area's tax picture.
Miami's housing market in this zip code is priced well above both the state median and the national median. Rents here consume a substantial share of a typical household's income relative to national benchmarks, and the price-to-income ratio is elevated. The city itself remains walkable, with Metrorail and the free Metromover giving carless access to much of the metro, and the neighborhood around Beacom Boulevard connects to the walkable corridors of Coral Way and Little Havana.
For a family whose child is in elementary grades and who values a small, predominantly Hispanic-serving charter in a dense urban Miami neighborhood with a music program, this school's setting and community composition may be a natural fit. The academic proficiency data, particularly in the upper elementary grades, is an area to probe further rather than accept at face value, and the school deserves a direct conversation about what it is doing to move those numbers.
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