The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in Math. The lowest is 55% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Academir Charter School of Math and Science
Academir Charter School of Math and Science sits on the southern edge of Miami-Dade County in Homestead, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It draws from a community that is predominantly Hispanic and where a large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of the surrounding neighborhoods. Demographic and free-lunch data for English learners and students with IEPs were not available in the data provided; parents with children who need specialized services may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
On state assessments, the school's math results are a genuine strength. Across grades three through five on Florida's FAST assessment, proficiency rates are consistently well above what many Florida elementary schools reach, with the fifth-grade cohort posting the strongest results. The fifth-grade science assessment tells a similar story: a clear majority of students tested as proficient, which is encouraging for a school whose name places math and science at the center of its identity. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding steady, or coming off a recent high.
Reading is a different picture. Third-grade ELA proficiency is noticeably lower than the math results at the same grade, and while fourth and fifth grade show meaningful improvement, the gap between the school's literacy and numeracy performance is worth paying attention to. Parents of early readers, especially those entering third grade, should ask the school what systems are in place to support students who are not yet meeting grade-level reading benchmarks.
Because the comparison set for Miami-Dade County contains only a small number of districts, a formal ranking of this school against neighbors is not available from that framework. What the state assessment data shows, in plain terms, is a school that performs well in math and science and has real room to grow in ELA at the lower grades.
The school is a charter, authorized through Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the broader district context matters here. The district is navigating a sustained enrollment decline, and in spring 2026 it proposed closing or consolidating multiple schools across the county. Those actions involve traditional public schools rather than charter schools directly, but families should be aware that boundary changes and school restructurings are active possibilities in the area. A voter-approved property tax, set at one mill and currently funding teacher pay and campus safety, is also part of the financial landscape for homeowners; it is scheduled to expire in 2027 unless renewed.
Homestead itself has been growing steadily. New master-planned communities with single-family homes and townhomes have expanded across the city over roughly two decades, and builders remain active. Home values in the zip code are well above the Florida statewide median, and rents consume a substantial share of a typical household's income relative to national norms. The housing market has seen a modest year-over-year softening in values, but the area is still priced meaningfully higher than the state average. Most of daily life requires a car; the historic downtown, with its Cybrarium library, Losner Park, and the Seminole Theatre, is the walkable exception, and the South Dade TransitWay does connect the area northward toward the rest of Miami-Dade. Major employers include Homestead Hospital, Turkey Point, Homestead Air Reserve Base, and the public school system itself.
For a family drawn to a math-and-science focused elementary program in a fast-growing corner of South Florida, Academir's results in those subjects make it a credible choice. The ELA gap at third grade is the item most worth exploring before enrolling a child in the early grades.
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