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Mast Academy

3979 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne, FL, 33149-1022

Tel: (305)365-6278

Grades: 9-12 | 550 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Mast Academy serves 550 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the FL state average of 15:1.
The school's 62% graduation rate is lower than the FL state average of 70%.
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body.
Mast Academy is the only public high school within Key Biscayne, and operates within the Dade School District.

The nearest elementary school is Dade Marine Institute-south (1.4 miles away), the nearest middle school is Dade Marine Institute-south (1.4 miles away), and the nearest high school is Dade Marine Institute-south (1.4 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, FL Dept. of Educ.	Mast Academy
School Type	Magnet School
Awards	Blue Ribbon School (2006)
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	550 students

% Male / % Female	45% / 55%
Total Classroom Teachers	38 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	15:1

	This School	(FL) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	5%	2%

% Hispanic	60%	27%

% Black	10%	23%

% White	23%	44%

Unknown	2%	4%


	This School	(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	26%	48%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	7%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Dade School District
	This School's Agency	(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	557	23
Number of Students Managed	345,525 students	9,989 students

District Total Revenue	$3,531,152,000	$137,781,000

District Expenditure	$3,993,706,000	$158,642,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,220	$13,793

District Expenditure / Student	$11,558	$15,882

District Graduation Rates	62%	70%

Nearby Schools:

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Mast Academy
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Dade Marine Institute-south
Grades: 6-12 | 1.4 mi. away

Southside Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 2.3 mi. away

South Pointe Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 3 mi. away

New World School Of The Arts
Grades: 9-12 | 3.1 mi. away

Mater Academy East Charter
Grades: PK-5 | 3.1 mi. away

View all schools in: Key Biscayne, Miami-dade County, Zip 33149

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