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Enrollment
4,291
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039004077
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH
15900 SW 56TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33185 · (305) 408-2700 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL4,291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
161 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
1,637 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 1,083 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 1,094 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 1,112 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 1,002 | 23% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 50.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #122 of 555 | #29 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #198 of 549 | #50 of 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #118 of 559 | #29 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,291 | #2 of 830 | #1 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #508 of 575 | #73 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #575 of 594 | #73 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #236 of 289 | #51 of 53 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
4,291
-117 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
was 24.6:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
94%
was 90%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4,291 | 161 | 26.6:1 | 38% (1,637) |
| 2023-24 | 4,389 | 164 | 26.8:1 | 44% (1,929) |
| 2022-23 | 4,368 | 163 | 26.8:1 | 49% (2,121) |
| 2017-18 | 4,408 | 179 | 24.6:1 | 60% (2,642) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH.
About JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH
Federal records list JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH as a high school in MIAMI, Florida. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 4,291 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Florida enroll around 1,035, and this school is 315% above that mark.
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH is part of a district of 527 schools: MIAMI-DADE, with 335,685 students.
By race and ethnicity, JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH is 94% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 3% White. Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH are from different groups.
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH has a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.6:1, with 161 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 38% at JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH. For comparison, public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
A school with JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 62.1%. JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH scores 66.6%, 4.5 points above that line.
In the surrounding county, Miami-Dade County, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH, Miami-Dade County has 561 public schools.
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH's nearest public school is DR. MANUEL C. BARREIRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.1%; JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH's is 66.6%, ranking 7th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 7 years, from 4,408 in 2017-18 to 4,291 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 24.6:1 to 26.6:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHow large is JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH?
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 4,291 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH serve?
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 26.6:1 students per teacher at JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH.
How diverse is JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH?
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH reports a student body of 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH?
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.