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Academir Charter School Preparatory is a public charter elementary and middle school in Miami, Florida, serving 1,150 students in grades K-8. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student body, with over 95% of students identifying as Hispanic, and is part of the Miami-Dade school district, which is ranked 24th out of 68 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academir Charter School Preparatory consistently outperforms the Miami-Dade district and the state of Florida in various standardized test scores, with 79% proficiency in EOC/Algebra 1 and 97% proficiency in EOC/Biology 1, compared to 61% and 70% for Miami-Dade, and 55% and 67% for Florida, respectively. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 14.3% in 2020-2021 to 27.1% in 2022-2023, it still performs better than the nearby schools, which have chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.1% to 50.8%. Additionally, Academir Charter School Preparatory has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.74% to 83.81% over the past three school years, which is higher than the nearby schools, which have free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 63.97% to 91.2%.
Academir Charter School Preparatory's spending per student, ranging from $8,062 in 2019-2020 to $9,474 in 2021-2022, is higher than the nearby schools, which have spending per student ranging from $9,232 to $23,728. This suggests that the school's ability to maintain strong academic performance despite the socioeconomic challenges faced by its predominantly Hispanic, economically disadvantaged student population is a testament to its effective educational practices. However, the school should continue to address the rising chronic absenteeism rates and explore ways to ensure equitable funding and resources across the Miami-Dade district.
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