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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH?
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Enrollment
859
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000595
MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH
3301 MIAMI GARDENS DR, MIAMI GARDENS, FL 33056 · (305) 621-5681 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
576 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
45.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
859
-232 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 15.4:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
20%
was 19%
% Black
79%
was 80%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH
MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH operates as a compact senior high in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 859 students spanning grades 9 through 12.
Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH lists that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.6%, the actual is 47.2%, a residual of -0.4 points.
Across the wider county, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).
Nearest neighbor: BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI GARDENS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 45.9%.
MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 1,091 students in 2018 compared to 859 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 GARDENS
- CHARLES DAVID WYCHE JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
- LAKE STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 509 students
- NORTH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 454 students
- EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENSElementary · 413 students
- CAROL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 411 students
- DR. FREDERICA S. WILSON/SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 336 students
Nearby schools
- BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI GARDENS0.4 mi · 115
- CAROL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 411
- BARBARA HAWKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 227
- MYRTLE GROVE ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 154
- BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 330
- CAROL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGHHow large is MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH?
MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 859 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH serve?
MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH?
At MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 1% White, 20% Hispanic, 79% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH public or private?
MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.