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CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
As a close-knit senior high in CUTLER BAY, Florida, CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL teaches 590 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 1,035.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 12% White, 4% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.7%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
DR. EDWARD L. WHIGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 26%: 470 students in 2018 compared to 590 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 71% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the CUTLER BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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