PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · CORAL GABLES, FL

PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in CORAL GABLES, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 778 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

778

Teachers (FTE)

42.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	680	87%
Black or African American	51	7%
White	40	5%
Asian	7	1%
Total enrollment	778	423M / 355F

English Language Learners: 103 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	36.0% -12.8pp	48.8%	962
Reading Proficiency	55.0% +2.8pp	52.2%	957
Science Proficiency	43.0%	—	344

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.01 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

129 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

290

37.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	778	100%

Contact & Location

5801 AUGUSTO ST

CORAL GABLES, FL 33146

Phone: (305)661-1611

http://ponce.dadeschools.net/

District

MIAMI-DADE

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,460

District enrollment: 335,929

Other Schools in District

ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL EAST AT DORAL Elementary
ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE Elementary
ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARATORY Elementary
ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL WEST Elementary
ACADEMIR PREPARATORY ACADEMY Elementary
ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER Elementary
AGENORIA S PASCHAL/OLINDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AIR BASE K-8 CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33146) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120039000577

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD