 In November 2010, the school earned over $6,000 by saving energy, which they used to help tutor students.After the superintedent of M-DCPS opened a MAST in Homestead, he decided to "franchise" MAST Academy.Following this, José Martí was converted to a magnet high school in August 2011, with 6th through 9th grades present in the 2011–2012 school year.