Original Research by School Decision on Academir Charter School Elementary South
Academir Charter School Elementary South, located in Miami's southwestern zip code along SW 26th Street, is listed in federal education records as permanently closed. That single fact shapes everything a prospective family needs to know: the school is no longer operating and cannot be enrolled in.
Because the school is closed, enrollment figures, demographic data, academic performance results, and staffing information are all absent from the available records. There is nothing to interpret about test scores, student composition, or program offerings, not because the data was withheld, but because the school ceased operation before current data cycles could capture it. The grades served in the records show only prekindergarten, which also means state assessment results would not have applied to the tested grade range in any case.
For families who came across this name while searching for elementary options in the Miami-Dade area, the parent district is Miami-Dade County Public Schools. That district is itself navigating a period of real turbulence. Publicly reported information indicates that enrollment has declined sharply in recent years, and in spring 2026 the district proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools across its three regions, with new grade configurations including K-8 and K-12 campuses under consideration. Families moving into the area or actively choosing schools should expect that boundary assignments and school identities may shift, and checking directly with the district before the next school year is practical advice.
The broader Miami housing market, for anyone weighing a move to this part of Miami-Dade, reflects a high-cost environment. Home values in this zip code sit well above both the Florida state median and the national median, and rents consume a substantial share of household income relative to national norms. Home values in the area have edged slightly downward year over year, while rents have moved modestly upward. The county itself has seen a meaningful population decline in the most recent period, partly attributed to an immigration slowdown, which is part of what is driving the district's enrollment drop and the school consolidation discussions.
Miami as a city remains a dense, economically layered place. Government, health care, education, and tourism anchor the regional job market, with major employers including Miami-Dade County Public Schools itself, Baptist Health South Florida, Jackson Health System, and the University of Miami, among others. Transit infrastructure includes the elevated Metrorail running through South Miami and into the urban core, and the free Metromover serving downtown. Walkability varies sharply by neighborhood; the southwestern residential corridors where this school was located are car-dependent compared to downtown or Little Havana.
Voters in Miami-Dade approved a school property-tax increase in 2022, set at a higher mill rate than the prior levy, to fund teacher compensation and school safety staffing. That higher rate is currently set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, a detail homeowners in the county will want to track. State-level cell phone policy is also in motion, with Florida legislation advancing toward a full school-day prohibition, which will eventually affect classroom rules across all Miami-Dade schools.
For a family specifically interested in Academir Charter School Elementary South: the school is closed, and no further enrollment information exists to share.
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