Original Research by School Decision on Mater Academy Hills
Mater Academy Hills was a charter school located on Sunset Drive in Miami, Florida, serving middle grades. The record shows it is now closed, which is the most material fact for any family researching it. No enrollment, demographic, or academic performance data is available in the record, and because the school is no longer operating, those gaps are not a reflection of its program but simply a consequence of its closure.
The school fell under the Hillsborough district's umbrella in the data, which creates an apparent geographic mismatch: the address places it in Miami, while the parent district listed is Hillsborough. That discrepancy is present in the underlying data and is worth noting for any researcher trying to trace the school's administrative history.
Because the school is closed, the broader context of Miami as a place and the Hillsborough district's recent policy changes are of limited practical use to a family. For completeness: Miami is a dense, walkable urban city with a layered transit network, a highly varied housing market, and neighborhoods that differ sharply in character from one another. Publicly reported data indicate that Miami-Dade County has seen a recent population pullback at the county level, with public school enrollment declining alongside it, even as the city of Miami itself has continued to attract new residents and new residential construction. The housing market in the zip code where this school was located sits well above both state and national medians, with rents also elevated relative to income.
On the Hillsborough district side, voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024 that runs through mid-2029 and directs proceeds to teacher and staff pay. Separately, the district carried out a substantial boundary rezoning for the 2024-2025 school year that shifted assignment patterns for a large number of students across the county. Neither development applies directly to Mater Academy Hills, given its closure.
State testing results, graduation data, civil rights metrics, program offerings, and staffing information were all absent from the record. For a closed school, most of those measures simply no longer apply. A family who had a child enrolled here and is now seeking a successor school in Miami would be best served by contacting Miami-Dade County Public Schools or the Mater Academy charter network directly to understand which campuses remain open and what enrollment options exist.
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