The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in Math. The lowest is 37% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sports Leadership and Management Charter School Middle Scho
Sports Leadership and Management Charter School Middle School sits at a specific address in Miami's urban core, a few blocks from the Jackson Memorial Hospital complex and just west of downtown. It is a public charter school serving grades six through eight, operating under the Miami-Dade district umbrella while maintaining its own identity as a thematically organized campus. The school's name signals its purpose: a middle school organized around sports as the entry point for leadership, business, and management concepts, rather than a conventional academic-only program.
The student body is large for a middle school of this type. The overwhelming majority of students identify as Hispanic, with Black students making up a smaller but present share, and very few students from other groups. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this firmly in the high-need tier. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided, so parents of students with special needs or language support requirements should ask the school directly about those programs and supports.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the results give a mixed picture. In math, sixth graders come in below half proficient, but proficiency climbs through seventh and eighth grade, where nearly two-thirds of eighth graders are scoring proficient. That upward arc within the building is worth noting and suggests students may be gaining ground as they move through. In ELA, the pattern is similar but at a somewhat lower level across all three grades, with eighth graders crossing the halfway threshold and sixth graders coming in below it. Eighth-grade science is the weakest of the reported results, with fewer than half of students scoring proficient on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment. These are results that sit below what many families would consider a strong benchmark, and parents may want to ask the school what academic supports are in place and how the school tracks individual student growth over time.
No graduation rate applies here because the school serves only middle grades. No multi-year trend data was available for comparison, so it is not possible to say from the data whether the school's results are improving, holding steady, or declining.
Program and course-access data was not provided. Given the school's stated identity around sports leadership and management, the distinctive draw is the thematic lens it applies to the middle school years, but the specifics of what that looks like in terms of electives, partnerships, internships, or project-based learning were not in the data provided.
The neighborhood where the school sits is genuinely urban, walkable, and transit-connected. Miami's Metrorail and free Metromover system reach the civic center area, making the school accessible from many parts of Miami-Dade without a car. The surrounding area includes civic institutions, health care campuses, and a dense mix of residential and commercial uses. Home values in the zip code have declined year over year, and rents remain high relative to income, making affordability a real constraint for families in this part of Miami. Mortgage costs as a share of income run well above comfortable national norms.
At the district level, Miami-Dade is in a period of real transition. Enrollment has been falling, and the district has proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools. Families new to the area should be aware that school assignments and grade structures could shift, even for charter schools whose boundaries may be indirectly affected by district-wide reorganization. A voter-approved property tax for teacher pay and school safety runs through 2027, with no guarantee of renewal. State-level movement toward full school-day cellphone bans is also underway and will affect Miami-Dade classrooms regardless of current district policy.
The comparison framework available covered too few county-level entities to produce a meaningful ranked position for this school's proficiency, and chronic absenteeism and graduation data were not available to compare, so no relative placement is offered here.
This school is a choice for families who are drawn to its sports-and-management theme, who live in or can reach urban Miami, and whose children are overwhelmingly from Hispanic and Black working-class households. The academic results, particularly in the lower grades and in science, are an area parents should press the school to explain with specificity about what instruction and intervention look like.
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