The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in Math. The lowest is 8% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Phoenix Academy of Excellence North
Phoenix Academy of Excellence North is a small charter middle school serving grades six through eight, classified as an alternative school, located in Miami's northwest corridor. Its enrollment is very small, which shapes nearly everything about the experience a student would have there.
The student body is entirely Black and Hispanic, with most students identifying as Black. Free-or-reduced-price-lunch data was reported for only a small number of students, which given the tiny overall enrollment makes it difficult to draw conclusions about the economic profile of families the school serves. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available in what was provided.
State testing results from Florida's FAST assessment tell a clear story: proficiency rates across math and ELA are low at every grade level, and the eighth-grade science result on the statewide assessment is especially low. These numbers sit well below what most families would expect from a typical middle school, and a parent considering this school would want to have a direct conversation with the school about how academic supports are structured, what interventions are in place, and what the school's theory is for building skill over a student's three years there. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving, holding, or declining.
The alternative school designation is worth understanding before enrolling. Alternative schools in Florida typically serve students whose needs are not met in a conventional school setting, whether that means behavioral history, credit recovery, disengagement, or other circumstances. The school does not publicize a website or program description in the data provided, and no course access or enrichment program information was available. A parent wanting to know the school's specific model and whom it is designed to serve should ask the school directly rather than assume it functions like a standard charter middle school.
Comparison metrics against other districts in Miami-Dade County were not applicable here, partly because the comparison set was too small to be meaningful at the school level, and partly because chronic absenteeism and graduation rate data did not apply or were missing.
The surrounding neighborhood sits in northwest Miami. The broader city is a dense, walkable urban environment with a layered transit system that includes Metrorail and the free Metromover, along with a citywide library system of more than fifty branches. Miami's major employers span government, health care, education, and tourism, and the city has seen consistent high-rise residential development even as Miami-Dade County as a whole has recently experienced population decline and district-wide enrollment contraction. Publicly reported data indicates that Miami-Dade County Public Schools is actively considering closing or consolidating up to nine schools across the district in response to that enrollment drop, with boundary and grade-structure changes possible; families moving into the area should factor potential reassignment into their planning, though Phoenix Academy, as a charter, operates somewhat outside those boundary dynamics.
Housing in the zip code where the school sits reflects Miami's broader market: home values are well above the Florida statewide median, and estimated rent as a share of income is high. A property-tax referendum approved in late 2022 raised the school tax rate to fund teacher pay and campus safety, and that rate is set to expire in 2027 unless voters renew it.
For a family trying to decide whether this school is the right fit, the honest picture is this: Phoenix Academy of Excellence North is a very small alternative charter serving a specific population of middle schoolers. The academic results as measured by state assessments are low across the board. Whether those results reflect the starting points of students who arrive with significant gaps, the school's effectiveness at addressing those gaps, or both, is a question the data here cannot answer. The school's alternative designation suggests it may be intentionally serving students who struggled elsewhere, which would be a meaningful context for interpreting any metric. A visit and a candid conversation with school leadership would tell a prospective family considerably more than these numbers alone can.
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