Summary:
In zip code 33167, there is only one middle school, Phoenix Academy Of Excellence North, a very small school serving grades 6 through 8 in a high-poverty area of Miami, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Phoenix Academy Of Excellence North is facing a severe crisis, ranking in the bottom 10% of all Florida middle schools (9th percentile). The most critical issue is a staggering 73.8% chronic absenteeism rate—more than double the district and state averages—which makes academic progress nearly impossible for most students. Academic proficiency is extremely low across nearly all subjects: 8th-grade Science has a 0% proficiency rate, 8th-grade ELA is at 8%, and 7th-grade ELA is at 13%. However, there are two small bright spots. Math scores have shown significant improvement, with 7th-grade Math jumping from 14% to 33% proficiency and 8th-grade Math rising from 29% to 44% proficiency between the last two school years. Additionally, Civics proficiency improved from 18% to 42%, making it the school's strongest subject and the only one within 40 percentage points of the district average.
Despite spending a reasonable $9,994 per student, the school's core problem is not funding but getting students to attend class regularly. The Miami-Dade district overall is ranked 20th out of 70 districts in Florida (71st percentile), but this school is a stark outlier in its challenges. For parents, the data shows that while targeted interventions in Math and Civics are beginning to show results, the overwhelming barrier to student success here is chronic absenteeism driven by extreme poverty. Without a dramatic, community-wide effort to improve attendance, academic progress will remain severely limited for most students at this school.
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