Mater Academy East, 450 SW Fourth St.: K-8, 573 students (NCES 2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Mater Academy East website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Mater Academy East is a kindergarten to eighth grade public charter school at 450 SW Fourth St., between Little Havana and Brickell, part of the Mater Academy network. It earned an A in each of the last three years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-324-4667, 450 SW Fourth St., Miami, FL 33130
  • School website: matereast.com
  • District main line: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 305-995-1000
Address 450 SW Fourth St., Miami, FL 33130
Phone 305-324-4667
Grades K to 8
Type Charter school
State school number 13-3100

Principal

Principal Nelson A. Pena, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 573 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 26 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 22.0 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. The state says school grades “provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school,” in its 2026 school grades overview.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (67% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:

  • Third grade English language arts achievement: 71%
  • English language arts achievement: 73%
  • Math achievement: 77%
  • Science achievement: 55%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

How to apply

Mater Academy East is a tuition-free public charter school in the Mater Academy network, so there is no attendance zone: families apply through the school’s website. Mater Academy’s posted enrollment and lottery policy (PDF), which it says applies to all Mater Academy schools, sets a registration and lottery date each year. Current students who return an Intent to Return form, siblings of enrolled students, children of the school’s teachers and some other groups are admitted without the lottery. If applicants outnumber seats in a grade, the rest are drawn at random, and the remaining numbers become the waiting list, which the school works through as seats open during the year.

Calendar and bell times

Check the school’s website for its calendar and bell times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Mater Academy East serve?

Kindergarten through eighth grade, at 450 SW Fourth St., Miami.

What is Mater Academy East’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 67% of possible points, after an A in 2025.