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Enrollment
567
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039003164
DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES
11301 NW 5TH AVE, MIAMI SHORES, FL 33168 · (305) 754-2381 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
21.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
137 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 6 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 12% |
Student demographics
48%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.1pp 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 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 58.4% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
Schools most like DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES
DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES this school | 567 | 24.2% | 60.6% |
| ATLANTIC TECHNICAL COLLEGE MARGATE | 680 | 32.1% | 92.8% |
| MILLENNIUM 6-12 COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TAMARAC | 1,435 | 34.6% | 56.9% |
| SHERIDAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE HOLLYWOOD | 543 | 30.6% | 89.4% |
| NOVA HIGH SCHOOL DAVIE | 2,420 | 31.4% | 59.4% |
| WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY FORT LAUDERDALE | 1,055 | 26.2% | 49.3% |
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 DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #163 of 555 | #34 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #153 of 549 ▼ 49 | #42 of 82 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #119 of 559 ▲ 37 | #30 of 85 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #475 of 830 | #58 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #207 of 575 | #31 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #421 of 594 | #20 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #528 of 630 | #79 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #222 of 289 | #47 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
567
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+213% since 2000-01, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 567 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 26 | 22.7:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 25% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 60% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 9% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 20% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 4 | 45.3:1 | 20% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES.
About DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES
DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES is a small high school in MIAMI SHORES, Florida, administered by MIAMI-DADE. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 567 students. High schools in Florida have about 1,035 students on average; enrollment here is 45% lower.
Within MIAMI-DADE, DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES is one of 527 schools. The district enrolls 335,685 students.
At DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES, 67% of students are Black. Other students are 26% Hispanic and 5% White. That is higher than the 15% Black share among all Miami-Dade County residents. The diversity index for DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. The school has 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
Among Florida public high schools, DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES is 69.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.6%.
In Miami-Dade County, median household income comes to about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
The closest school to DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES is HUBERT O. SIBLEY K-8 ACADEMY, located about 0.2 miles away. DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 60.6% versus a 52.0% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
In 2020-21, DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES enrolled 584 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 567.
This page is set up for the DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in MIAMI SHORES
- MIAMI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 610 students
Nearby schools
- HUBERT O. SIBLEY K-8 ACADEMY0.2 mi · 812
- GRATIGNY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 443
- VAN E. BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 374
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 351
- MIAMI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 610
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER1.4 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORESHow large is DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES?
DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES enrolls approximately 567 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES serve?
DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES have?
DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES?
At DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES, the student body is approximately 5% White, 26% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES public or private?
DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI SHORES is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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