The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Math. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Brightview Preparatory Academy
Brightview Preparatory Academy is a small charter elementary school in Hialeah, serving kindergarten through fifth grade within the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. The enrollment sits at a size that makes it quite intimate even by elementary standards, with class sizes thinning noticeably in the upper grades. The student body is nearly entirely Hispanic, which reflects the surrounding neighborhood's character as one of the most concentrated Cuban-American communities in the country. Very few students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which stands out as unusual for the area and may reflect the school's charter enrollment pool rather than the broader Hialeah community. Data on English learner and special education populations were not available in the records.
The school's state assessment results, from Florida's FAST exams in the 2024-25 school year, show a split picture by grade and subject. Third-grade math proficiency is a clear bright spot, coming in well above the school's own results in every other tested area. From fourth grade onward, however, math proficiency drops sharply and sits at a low level, and ELA results are below the state midpoint across all three tested grades, with fourth grade particularly weak. Fifth-grade science proficiency, measured separately, is similarly low. This pattern across the upper elementary grades is worth a parent exploring directly with school leadership. Trend data across multiple years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or a stable baseline.
No information on course programs, enrichment offerings, extracurriculars, staffing ratios, attendance rates, or discipline data was available, so this account cannot characterize the school's day-to-day environment beyond what the test scores reflect. The graduation rate metric does not apply here, as the school does not serve high school grades.
The school sits on West 23rd Street in Hialeah, a city that is densely built, heavily Cuban-American in culture, and in the middle of a significant transit-oriented development period. Publicly reported sources describe Hialeah as the sixth-largest city in Florida, with industrial zones running alongside residential blocks, active commercial corridors, and a street life shaped by local businesses, bakeries, and cafés rather than chain-heavy suburban strips. Walkability is uneven across the city but stronger in and around commercial corridors. The Metrorail and Tri-Rail transfer station connect Hialeah to downtown Miami and points north, and several large mixed-use residential projects near those stations are under construction or in planning, pointing to continued population and density growth in the area.
Housing near the school falls into a market that is meaningfully above the Florida statewide median home value and well above the national median. Home prices have softened slightly in the past year while rents have ticked up, and the rent-to-income ratio sits at a level that reflects real affordability pressure. Buyers and renters considering this neighborhood should factor in that housing costs here are elevated relative to both state and national baselines.
At the district level, Miami-Dade voters approved a property-tax increase in 2022 directed toward teacher compensation and school safety staffing, which runs through 2027 and represents an ongoing cost for homeowners. The district is also managing a sustained enrollment decline, and as of spring 2026, publicly reported sources indicate proposals to close or consolidate up to nine schools across the district, with some grade reconfiguration involved. Families choosing any Miami-Dade school, including this charter, should track boundary and consolidation decisions, as the broader district context is in flux. Cell phone policy is also evolving: state legislation is pushing toward a full school-day prohibition by the end of 2026, which will affect classroom rules districtwide.
For a family considering Brightview Preparatory Academy, the school's small size and community character may appeal, but the academic results in ELA and upper-elementary math are below where many families would want to see them, and the absence of program, staffing, and environment data leaves much of the school's actual experience unaccounted for. Visiting the school and asking directly about how it addresses the gaps visible in its upper-grade scores would be a natural starting point.
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