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Redland Middle School

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Redland Middle School ranks 907 th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

907^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Redland Middle School in Homestead, FL, is a public school serving 661 students in grades 6-8 within the Miami-Dade district, where 65% of students come from low-income families. The school has faced significant challenges over the past decade, consistently earning a 1-star rating and ranking in the 25th percentile statewide (907 out of 1,216 schools) for the 2025-2026 school year. Its most pressing issue is a critically high chronic absenteeism rate of 37.7% in 2023-2024, which is far worse than the district average of 28.2% and dramatically higher than nearby schools like Herbert A. Ammons Middle School (6.9%) and Academir Middle School Of Math And Science (3.7%). This absenteeism is a primary driver of the school's low academic performance, with proficiency rates in core subjects like 6th-grade math (31%) and 8th-grade ELA (52%) falling well below district and state averages.

Despite these struggles, Redland Middle School has a notable bright spot in Biology 1, where 96% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, far exceeding the district (74%) and state (71%) averages. This success suggests that a specific teacher or program is highly effective, offering a potential model for improvement in other subjects. However, the school's performance is inconsistent across grades and subjects—for example, 7th-grade math proficiency (44%) is higher than 6th-grade math (31%), and 8th-grade ELA (52%) outperforms 6th-grade ELA (41%). This inconsistency points to possible issues with curriculum alignment or teacher effectiveness.

Interestingly, Redland spends $14,837 per student, which is higher than many higher-performing peers like Herbert A. Ammons Middle School ($9,089), yet it fails to translate that investment into results. The contrast with Ammons, which has a 5-star rating, 98th percentile rank, and 90%+ proficiency in most subjects, highlights that high performance is achievable in the same district and area. Redland's challenges are shared with Homestead Middle School, which also has a 1-star rating and 51.2% chronic absenteeism, suggesting systemic issues tied to socioeconomic conditions. A comprehensive strategy focused on improving attendance and replicating the Biology 1 program's success is urgently needed to turn the school around.

661

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,837

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16001 SW 248th St
Homestead, FL 33031

(305) 247-6112

District: Miami-Dade

Students who attend Redland Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Dade Senior High School

Feeder schools for Redland Middle School:

Elementary:	Coconut Palm K-8 Academy
	Dr. William A. Chapman Elementary School
	Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center
	Redland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.3%

African American:

22.8%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (50% vs 63% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 29% Florida)

!Math scores 19 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg67%

Florida avg63%

907^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 76Middle Schools in the Miami-Dade

20^th of 70Miami-Dade among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	907 of 1216	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	865 of 1205	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	867 of 1196	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	863 of 1177	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	803 of 1148	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1011 of 1136	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	959 of 1099	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	898 of 1035	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	850 of 1031	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	897 of 997	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	861 of 999	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	781 of 956	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.0	765 of 897	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	745 of 891	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	727 of 839	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.6	662 of 780	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	617 of 740	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	624 of 736	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	526 of 675	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	519 of 602	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	510 of 593	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Biology 186%+12 vs state

Civics66%-11 vs state

Algebra 160%-3 vs state

English Language Arts48%-13 vs state

Science47%-5 vs state

Math39%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)					FAST Math (2026)					Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Redland Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	16001 SW 248th St	Homestead	33031	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 247-6112	661	41	16.1	65.1%	10 (1.5%)	151 (22.8%)	491 (74.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	30.2	907^th of 1216 public middle schools	25.4%		31.6	865^th of 1205 public middle schools	28.2%	42			41.0	52.0	52.0			31.0	44.0	47.0		47.0	60.0		86.0	66.0	$14,837	$1,874	$12,964
Academir Middle School Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	6-8	13330 SW 288th St	Homestead	33033	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(786) 601-7668	151	6	25.1	84.8%	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.3%)	142 (94.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.8	517^th of 1216 public middle schools	57.5%		41.1	732^nd of 1205 public middle schools	39.3%	215			63.0	53.0	68.0			77.0	64.0	64.0		35.0	88.0	100.0	100.0	59.0	$7,798	$415	$7,384
South Dade Middle School	Public, Magnet	4-8	29100 SW 194th Ave	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 224-5200	1,304	75	17.3	61.9%	38 (2.9%)	132 (10.1%)	1,115 (85.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.8%)	32.2	885^th of 1216 public middle schools	27.2%		28.9	901^st of 1205 public middle schools	25.2%	16	43.0	41.0	53.0	47.0	41.0	51.0	51.0	63.0	66.0	38.0	40.0	24.0	90.0	84.0	90.0	60.0	$12,827	$1,500	$11,327
Everglades Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2251 E Mowry Dr	Homestead	33033	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 601-1969	374	24	15.5	48.4%	6 (1.6%)	41 (11.0%)	316 (84.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	64.9	394^th of 1216 public middle schools	67.6%		48.3	613^th of 1205 public middle schools	49.1%	219			78.0	74.0	62.0			60.0	82.0	80.0		35.0	89.0	90.0	82.0	87.0	$11,563	$1,040	$10,522
Homestead Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	650 NW 2nd Ave	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 247-4221	545	35	15.5	76.5%	8 (1.5%)	250 (45.9%)	286 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	993^rd of 1216 public middle schools	18.3%		17.4	1041^st of 1205 public middle schools	13.6%	48			43.0	43.0	40.0			58.0	46.0	29.0		28.0	68.0		82.0	63.0	$16,497	$3,612	$12,884
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Homestead)	Public, Charter	6-8	305 NE 2nd Rd	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 258-7497	484	20	24.2	81.8%	23 (4.8%)	30 (6.2%)	420 (86.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	56.7	520^th of 1216 public middle schools	57.2%		50.1	591^st of 1205 public middle schools	51.0%	71			64.0	66.0	60.0			65.0	46.0	80.0		43.0	100.0	84.0	71.0	64.0	$9,033	$346	$8,687
Herbert A. Ammons Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	17990 SW 142nd Ave	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 971-0158	999	42	23.7	33.1%	46 (4.6%)	74 (7.4%)	836 (83.7%)	35 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	93.5	27^th of 1216 public middle schools	97.8%		94.7	29^th of 1205 public middle schools	97.6%	2			91.0	95.0	95.0			89.0	81.0	93.0		84.0	99.0	100.0	99.0	98.0	$9,089	$750	$8,339
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	19701 SW 127th Ave	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 971-9851	594	26	22.8	79.1%	16 (2.7%)	15 (2.5%)	557 (93.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	63.8	411^th of 1216 public middle schools	66.2%		63.2	411^th of 1205 public middle schools	65.9%				75.0	74.0	69.0			74.0	59.0	64.0		32.0	79.0	100.0	92.0	76.0	$10,658	$498	$10,161
Palm Glades Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	22655 SW 112 Ave	Miami	33170	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 272-2269	219	8	27.3	60.3%	2 (0.9%)	43 (19.6%)	170 (77.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	58.9	487^th of 1216 public middle schools	60.0%		61.2	439^th of 1205 public middle schools	63.6%	48			72.0	65.0	48.0			74.0	71.0	61.0		36.0	50.0		55.0	75.0	$12,216	$894	$11,322
Somerset Preparatory Academy Middle School (Homestead)	Public, Charter	6-8	3000 SE 9th St	Homestead	33035	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 574-5287	385	10	38.5	79.5%	14 (3.6%)	28 (7.3%)	339 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53	577^th of 1216 public middle schools	52.5%		50.8	580^th of 1205 public middle schools	51.9%	3			65.0	64.0	73.0			50.0	39.0	70.0		44.0	73.0	71.0	83.0	53.0	$7,902	$415	$7,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Redland Middle School

How many students attend Redland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended Redland Middle School.

Is Redland Middle School a good school?

Redland Middle School ranks 907^th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Redland Middle School in?

Miami-Dade

What is the racial makeup of Redland Middle School?

Students at Redland Middle School are 74% Hispanic, 23% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Redland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Redland Middle School usually go on to attend South Dade Senior High School

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