The top reported proficiency rate is 87% in Math. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Academir Charter School Middle
Academir Charter School Middle sits on the southwestern edge of Miami, serving sixth through eighth graders in a small school setting. It is a public charter school, open to enrollment, and operates within the Miami-Dade district network while running independently.
The academic picture is strongest in math, where proficiency rates across all three grade levels are high by any measure, with eighth graders performing especially well on the Florida FAST assessment. Seventh grade math is also well above what you would typically see as a midpoint, and sixth grade tracks closely behind. That is a genuine strength. ELA tells a different story: sixth grade reading proficiency is noticeably lower, though seventh and eighth grade scores recover considerably. Science, tested only at eighth grade through Florida's Statewide Science Assessment, comes in well below the math results, trailing by a wide margin. Parents whose students are heading into eighth grade may want to ask the school directly about how science instruction is structured and supported. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these patterns are improving or holding steady.
The student body is nearly entirely Hispanic, with virtually no other racial or ethnic groups represented in reported data. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the lower-income character of a significant portion of the families the school serves. Data on students with IEPs or English learner designations was not reported, so those dimensions of the school's support structure are a gap a parent would need to explore directly with the school.
No program offerings were listed in the available data, and the school's website is the right place to look for extracurriculars, electives, or any enrichment pathways. There is no graduation rate for a middle school; that measure simply does not apply here.
Comparison data against other Miami-Dade districts was not usable at the school level because the comparison pool was too small to yield meaningful positioning. That is a data limitation, not a reflection on the school's standing.
The surrounding area of southwestern Miami is a residential part of the city, distinct from the high-rise density of Brickell or Downtown. Miami broadly is a large, dense urban city with walkable neighborhoods, a layered transit system that includes Metrorail and the free Metromover, and strongly differentiated pockets of character. The school's zip code sits in a quieter suburban-feeling corridor even within a major metro. Housing near the school has seen home values slip slightly year over year, and rents have eased a touch as well, though both remain well above national averages. The price-to-income ratio in this market is high, and the estimated rent burden as a share of income is steep, which reflects the broader Miami-Dade affordability reality.
District context matters for families here. Miami-Dade has been navigating sustained enrollment decline, and publicly reported information indicates the district is considering closing or consolidating up to nine schools across its three regions, with possible reassignments and reconfigured grade structures ahead. Because Academir Middle is a charter school, it operates somewhat separately from those boundary decisions, but families should track any changes to the charter's authorizer relationship and enrollment status. A voter-approved property tax levy, set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, currently funds teacher pay and campus safety; that is an ongoing cost for homeowners in the district. A statewide cell phone policy is also moving through Florida's legislature, and whatever rules emerge will apply district-wide by the end of 2026.
Academir Charter School Middle is a small, math-strong middle school serving a predominantly Hispanic, economically mixed community in western Miami. The math results are a genuine draw. The science gap and the ELA sixth-grade dip are worth a direct conversation with school leadership.
See more original research from School Decision →