Summary:
In zip code 33136 (Miami, FL), there is one middle school serving grades 6 through 8: Sports Leadership And Management Charter School Middle School, which is part of the Miami-Dade district and enrolls 893 students.
This school presents a mixed performance profile. It excels in End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with 89% of students proficient in Algebra 1 and 95% in Biology 1, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages. However, grade-level FAST exam scores in English Language Arts and Math for 6th through 8th graders are consistently below district and state averages. For example, only 45% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA and 44% in Math. The school’s state percentile rank has declined over three years, from the 48th to the 33rd percentile. A notable strength is a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.0%, which is lower than the district (28.2%) and state (31.4%) averages. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (56.1% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch) and spends $9,875 per student.
A critical concern is the reported student-teacher ratio of 81.1:1, which is extraordinarily high and would imply very large class sizes if accurate. Additionally, while the school excels in Algebra 1 and Biology 1, its Civics EOC proficiency (64%) is well below the district (79%) and state (77%) averages. This contrast between strong EOC performance and weaker grade-level FAST scores suggests the school may effectively prepare some students for advanced exams while the general student body struggles with core grade-level standards. The declining state ranking, despite strong EOC results, indicates that overall performance relative to other Florida middle schools is trending downward.
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