Original Research by School Decision on Mater Academy Hills Middle
Mater Academy Hills Middle was a charter school located on Sunset Drive in Miami, Florida, serving middle grades. Its directory record shows it as permanently closed, so the narrative here is offered for context only. A family actively seeking enrollment should confirm the closure before taking any steps.
Because the school is closed, virtually no operational data is available. Enrollment figures, student demographics, free-and-reduced-price lunch rates, staffing, and discipline data are all absent from the record. State assessment results were not reported, and no multi-year academic trends exist in the dataset. Civil rights data and program offerings were not found either.
The school sat within the Hillsborough district's jurisdiction despite its Miami street address, a point worth noting because the two places are geographically far apart. The housing market in the zip code where the school was located is notably expensive, with home values well above both state and national medians and rents that represent a meaningful share of household income. That market context is relevant for any family evaluating the broader Miami area.
Miami itself is a dense, highly layered urban city. Neighborhoods vary considerably: the downtown core is active around the clock with high-rises, civic institutions, and a free elevated transit loop called the Metromover. The Metrorail runs from Kendall through South Miami and connects to regional rail, making car-free movement possible across parts of the city. Green space anchors like Maurice A. Ferré Park and the 10-mile Underline walking and biking greenway add outdoor infrastructure. The city's major employers span government, health care, education, and hospitality, with large systems like Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Jackson Health System among the area's biggest. Publicly reported data indicates Miami-Dade County has seen a recent shift toward modest population decline at the county level, even as new residential high-rise construction continues downtown and in Brickell and Edgewater.
For the Hillsborough district itself, two changes are worth knowing for families who remain in or are moving to that system. Voters approved a property tax referendum in late 2024 that adds a levy on assessed home value, running through mid-2029, intended to fund salary supplements for teachers and support staff. Homeowners in the district will see this reflected in their tax bills beginning in 2025. Separately, a major boundary rezoning took effect for the 2024-2025 school year, shifting thousands of students to different schools across the district. Families who are new to Hillsborough or who have not recently confirmed their assigned school should verify current placements directly with the district.
Given the closure status and the near-total absence of school-level data, there is simply no academic or programmatic picture to offer for Mater Academy Hills Middle itself.
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