the sports offered are: Awards and honors In the 2012–13 school year and again in 2013–14, MAST was named a Merit School of Excellence. This award placed Jose Martí MAST in the top 1% of magnet schools in the country. In 2013, seven Jose Martí MAST students placed 1st to 3rd in several categories for the Youth Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County Poster and Essay Contests. Several of the school's students were recognized through the same competition in 2015. Also in 2013, student Yenny Dieguez was given the Innovative Engineering Second Award by the National Society of Professional Engineers at the State Science and Engineering Fair. He also placed second at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2013–14, several students earned perfect scores on the statewide FCAT exam. During the 2014–15 school year, two of the school's middle schools were selected by Local 10 as finalists in their Eco-Hero Contest. Students at the school were selected as the contest's winner in 2015 and 2022. Rankings JMMA has ranked within U.S. News & World Reports top 100 best high schools in the United States list on multiple occasions. USN&WR also gave the school a score of 85.4 on their College Readiness Index. JMMA ranked 19th out of 2,323 schools in a 2017 Washington Post study of "America's Most Challenging High Schools". Additionally, JMMA was the highest-ranking South Florida school on the list. Notable people associated with Martí MAST Tombi Bell, physical education teacher, former WNBA player Notes References 1987 establishments in Florida Educational institutions established in 1987 Education in Hialeah, Florida Magnet schools in Florida Miami-Dade County Public Schools high schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools schools Middle schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida Public middle schools in Florida