Mater Academy Kiwanis, 998 SW First St.: K-5, 236 students (NCES 2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 grades.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Mater Academy Kiwanis website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.
Mater Academy Kiwanis is a kindergarten to fifth grade public charter school at 998 SW First St. in Little Havana. The school says it opened in the 2022-23 school year as a partnership between Mater Academy and the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana. It earned an A in each of the last three years.
Who to call
- Front office: 305-317-1901, 998 SW First St., Miami, FL 33130
- School website: materkiwanis.com
- District main line: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 305-995-1000
| Address | 998 SW First St., Miami, FL 33130 |
| Phone | 305-317-1901 |
| Grades | K to 5 |
| Type | Charter school |
| State school number | 13-5416 |
Principal
Principal Eileen Hernandez, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 236 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 19 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 12.4 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 (62% 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: 73%
- English language arts achievement: 68%
- Math achievement: 73%
- Science achievement: 58%
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.
How to apply
Mater Academy Kiwanis 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.
More on Miami schools
- Every public school in Miami
- Our Miami schools guide for the district calendar, registration and grades
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Mater Academy Kiwanis serve?
Kindergarten through fifth grade, at 998 SW First St., Miami.
What is Mater Academy Kiwanis’s school grade?
It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 62% of possible points, after an A in 2025.
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