The brief
A Miami-Dade charter elementary school where students score 27 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,654 of 3,811 schools in Florida and 295 of 503 in Miami-Dade.
True North Classical Academy at Gateway is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
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About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2026
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 93% (multi-year average, 2024-2026) · reading/ELA 93% (multi-year average, 2024-2026).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2026 FAST · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2026 FAST · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 33173; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2024-2026; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Miami school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $83,053
- Median home value
- $460,500
- Median rent
- $1,935/mo
- College educated
- 41.6%
- Homeownership
- 69.3%
- Poverty rate
- 12.6%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 33173; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 59
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 55
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 2,590/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Miami. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Miami), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Gifted and talented
- Available
- A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 26.2%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does True North Classical Academy at Gateway serve?
True North Classical Academy at Gateway serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend True North Classical Academy at Gateway?
True North Classical Academy at Gateway has an enrollment of approximately 286 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at True North Classical Academy at Gateway?
The student-teacher ratio at True North Classical Academy at Gateway is 23.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does True North Classical Academy at Gateway rank in FL?
True North Classical Academy at Gateway ranks #1,654 of 3,811 schools in FL.
What is True North Classical Academy at Gateway's MySchoolScout rating?
True North Classical Academy at Gateway has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.7 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at True North Classical Academy at Gateway?
Based on loaded state assessment records, True North Classical Academy at Gateway has 93% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2024-2026) and 93% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2024-2026).
Is True North Classical Academy at Gateway a charter school?
Yes, True North Classical Academy at Gateway is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is True North Classical Academy at Gateway a Title I school?
No, True North Classical Academy at Gateway is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for True North Classical Academy at Gateway?
26.2% of students at True North Classical Academy at Gateway qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 286
- Student-teacher ratio
- 23.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Miami-Dade County
- Phone
- (786) 788-5600
- Rank in district
- #295 of 503
- Schools in district
- 536
- District spending per student
- $13,066
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 15.8%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 33173)
- 32,042
- Area average commute
- 32.1 min
- Area median age
- 44.8
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Florida Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.