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What's one thing HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,323
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000593
HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2351 SE 12TH AVE, HOMESTEAD, FL 33034 · (305) 245-7000 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,323 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Florida public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
22.1:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,572 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 9 | 595 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 646 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 562 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 520 | 22% |
Student demographics
52%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
41.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 25.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,323 | 67.7% | 44.8% |
| HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HAINES CITY | 3,105 | 69.6% | 40.3% |
| LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 2,589 | 60.1% | 31.9% |
| OAK RIDGE HIGH ORLANDO | 2,553 | 58.4% | 42.7% |
| LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL EAGLE LAKE | 1,568 | 72.3% | 34.2% |
| RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 2,632 | 61.7% | 39.4% |
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 HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #412 of 555 | #72 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #399 of 549 ▲ 6 | #72 of 82 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #484 of 559 ▼ 7 | #71 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,323 | #104 of 830 | #10 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #289 of 575 | #41 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #372 of 594 | #12 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #53 of 630 | #13 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #84 of 246 | #13 of 27 |
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
2,323
+368 (+19%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 2,353
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 2,323 | 105 | 22.1:1 | 68% (1,572) |
| 2023-24 | 2,247 | 101 | 22.3:1 | 71% (1,599) |
| 2022-23 | 2,020 | 95 | 21.3:1 | 74% (1,494) |
| 2020-21 | 1,955 | 102 | 19.2:1 | 92% (1,790) |
| 2017-18 | 1,968 | 102 | 19.3:1 | 83% (1,633) |
| 2015-16 | 1,840 | 102 | 18.0:1 | 89% (1,642) |
| 2010-11 | 1,830 | 106 | 17.3:1 | 84% (1,545) |
| 2000-01 | 2,863 | 126 | 22.7:1 | 70% (1,995) |
| 1990-91 | 2,353 | 121 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school. Its address is in HOMESTEAD, Florida. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 2,323 students. Statewide, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students each.
MIAMI-DADE is the district for HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. It has 527 schools and 335,685 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, with 56% of enrollment. It is also 41% Black and 2% White. Miami-Dade County's residents are about 69% Hispanic, 14 points above the school's share. HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 105 full-time-equivalent teachers at HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and a ratio of 22.1:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 68% of students. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
Measured against Florida public high schools, HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 47.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.8%.
Within Miami-Dade County, the median household income is $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Miami-Dade County has 560 other public schools.
The school nearest to HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 368 students since 2020-21, to 2,323. The number of students per teacher rose from 19.2 to 22.1 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 HOMESTEAD
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,950 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSElementary · 1,890 students
- SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
- GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTERElementary · 1,165 students
- COCONUT PALM K-8 ACADEMYElementary · 1,159 students
Nearby schools
- GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER0.9 mi · 1,165
- CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS (FLORIDA CITY CAMPUS)1.2 mi · 48
- LINCOLN-MARTI SCHOOLS (INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS)1.2 mi · 210
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,950
- SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD1.6 mi · 551
- KEYS GATE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 763
Frequently asked questions
About HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,323 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 22.1:1 (105 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 56% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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