BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH is a mid-sized high school in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE. The school caters to 944 students in grades 9 through 12.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH is among them.

On the student-mix side, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment; the rest reads as 30% Black. Compared to Miami-Dade County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.0%; this one comes in at 37.5%, -15.5 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 976 students in 2018 compared to 944 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 55% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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