Enrollment
297
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008336
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL
15020 SW 102ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33185 · (786) 573-5353 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Florida public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
96 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 22% |
Student demographics
29%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 57.0% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
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BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL this school | 297 | 32.3% | 75.8% |
| SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (NORT NORTH MIAMI BEACH | 278 | 36.7% | 44.9% |
| CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CUTLER BAY | 590 | 29.7% | 77.7% |
| MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 308 | 38.0% | 68.3% |
| PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 544 | 36.6% | 89.6% |
| CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS MIAMI | 179 | 36.3% | 56.4% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #68 of 555 | #24 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #80 of 549 ▲ 27 | #24 of 82 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #88 of 559 ▼ 42 | #26 of 85 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #549 of 830 | #80 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #44 of 575 | #9 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #534 of 594 | #49 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #453 of 630 | #68 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #22 of 289 | #8 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
297
-97 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 46% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 67% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 60% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 65% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL.
About BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in MIAMI, Florida. School enrollment was 297 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
MIAMI-DADE is the district for BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL. It has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
The student body at BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL is 84% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% White and 6% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 69%. BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. This ratio sits 7.0 below the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 32% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 48% average among public schools in Miami-Dade County.
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL is 10.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 75.8% actual, 65.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
In the county around the school, Miami-Dade County, the median household income is $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County, enrolling about 335,817 students in all.
The closest public school, RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment dropped 25% from its 2020-21 level of 394.
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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 BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL?
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL?
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 8% White, 84% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL in?
BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.