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Academir Charter School West

Public, Charter Grades K-8

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Academir Charter School West is an elementary and middle school located in Miami, Florida, serving 725 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Miami-Dade school district, which is ranked 22nd out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Academir Charter School West has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Florida, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in most recent years.

Academir Charter School West significantly outperforms the Miami-Dade and Florida state averages across a wide range of subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 92% proficiency in Algebra 1, compared to 66% in Miami-Dade and 60% statewide. In 5th grade science, the school had 79% proficiency, compared to 56% in Miami-Dade and 55% statewide. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, reaching 31.4% in 2023-2024, this rate is still lower than the district and state averages. The school's spending per student has increased from $8,604 in 2021-2022 to $10,594 in 2023-2024, indicating a commitment to investing in the education of its students.

Academir Charter School West outperforms the nearby public schools in the Miami-Dade district, such as Ethel Koger Beckham K-8 Center, Joe Hall Elementary, and Bent Tree Elementary, in terms of test scores, school rankings, and other key metrics. The school also outperforms other charter schools in the area, such as Pinecrest Preparatory Academy and Pinecrest Glades Academy, in terms of test scores and school rankings.

695

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,391

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14880 SW 26th St
Miami, FL 33185

(305) 485-9911

District: Miami-Dade

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

2.6%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (86% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Florida elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg63%

Florida avg59%

Elementary school

118^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

39^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 20 pts since 2023

From top 23% (2023) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 278Elementary Schools in the Miami-Dade

22^nd of 67Miami-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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	118 of 2258	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	138 of 2256	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	247 of 2240	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	127 of 2219	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	100 of 2247	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	97 of 2182	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	90 of 2118	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	105 of 2112	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	118 of 2087	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	80.0	364 of 2064	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	333 of 2029	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	662 of 1984	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	39 of 1205	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	121 of 1196	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	276 of 1177	76.6%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+45 vs state

Civics98%+27 vs state

Algebra 192%+32 vs state

English Language Arts85%+28 vs state

Math84%+25 vs state

Biology 184%+13 vs state

Science79%+24 vs state

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Schools Near Academir Charter School West

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	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 3rd 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
Academir Charter School West	Public, Charter	K-8	14880 SW 26th St	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 485-9911	695	39	17.8	45.2%	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	666 (95.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.6	118^th of 2258 public elementary schools	94.8%		91.2	138^th of 2256 public elementary schools	93.9%	20	78.0	88.0	85.0	93.0	86.0	80.0	80.0	81.0	77.0	98.0	84.0		79.0		92.0	100.0	84.0	98.0	$11,391	$1,629	$9,762
Pinecrest Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	14301 SW 42nd St	Miami	33175	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 207-1027	491	23	21.3	60.1%	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	476 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.2	94^th of 2258 public elementary schools	95.8%		90.1	178^th of 2256 public elementary schools	92.1%	84	93.0	85.0	82.0				93.0	93.0	77.0				68.0						$10,963	$156	$10,807
Pinecrest Glades Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	15250 SW 8th St	Miami	33194	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 229-6949	900	46	19.5	48.7%	24 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	853 (94.8%)	17 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	87.9	229^th of 2258 public elementary schools	89.9%		90.8	149^th of 2256 public elementary schools	93.4%	80	79.0	72.0	84.0				86.0	76.0	80.0				70.0						$9,093	$114	$8,979
Ethel Koger Beckham K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4702 SW 143rd Ct	Miami	33175	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 222-8161	821	54	15.2	27.4%	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	809 (98.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.3	161^st of 2258 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.1	208^th of 2256 public elementary schools	90.8%	47	90.0	73.0	80.0	85.0	94.0	83.0	89.0	84.0	86.0	82.0	83.0	80.0	72.0	79.0	94.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	$13,436	$1,037	$12,400
Joe Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 SW 134th Ave	Miami	33175	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 223-9823	410	32	12.8	52.4%	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	400 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78	451^st of 2258 public elementary schools	80.0%		68.6	669^th of 2256 public elementary schools	70.3%	218	66.0	72.0	71.0				73.0	79.0	69.0				66.0						$21,058	$3,203	$17,856
Bent Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4861 SW 140th Ave	Miami	33175	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 221-0461	430	38	11.3	47.4%	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	408 (94.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	88.5	213^th of 2258 public elementary schools	90.6%		75.5	516^th of 2256 public elementary schools	77.1%	303	68.0	75.0	74.0				88.0	88.0	85.0				76.0						$22,412	$2,819	$19,593
Zora Neale Hurston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13137 SW 26th St	Miami	33175	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 222-8152	459	32	14.3	45.1%	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	451 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.2	511^th of 2258 public elementary schools	77.4%		59.1	882^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	60.9%	371	59.0	74.0	64.0				70.0	82.0	76.0				62.0						$17,205	$1,326	$15,879
Jane S. Roberts K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	14850 Cottonwood Cir	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 220-8254	630	42	15.0	37.9%	24 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (93.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75	514^th of 2258 public elementary schools	77.2%		73.1	571^st of 2256 public elementary schools	74.7%	57	81.0	69.0	70.0	84.0	81.0	70.0	82.0	58.0	61.0	82.0	76.0	72.0	57.0	61.0	100.0	100.0		84.0	$15,553	$1,291	$14,262
Academir Preparatory Of Championsgate	Public, Charter	K-5	5420 SW 157th Ave	Miami	33185	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(407) 559-2310	366	19	19.2	55.2%	83 (22.7%)	39 (10.7%)	226 (61.7%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	26.8	1731^st of 2258 public elementary schools	23.3%					(n/a)	45.0	50.0	28.0				48.0	75.0	31.0				29.0						$7,420	$08	$7,412
Dr. Manuel C. Barreiro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5125 SW 162nd Ave	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 229-4800	530	33	16.0	34.9%	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	497 (93.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	85.8	270^th of 2258 public elementary schools	88.0%		87.3	244^th of 2256 public elementary schools	89.2%	26	82.0	73.0	67.0				87.0	81.0	79.0				66.0						$14,752	$768	$13,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Academir Charter School West

How many students attend Academir Charter School West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended Academir Charter School West.

Is Academir Charter School West a good school?

Yes. Academir Charter School West ranks in the top 5.2% of Florida elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Academir Charter School West?

Students at Academir Charter School West are 96% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Academir Charter School West in?

Miami-Dade

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