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Enrollment
1,213
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000601
MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1751 NW 36TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33142 · (305) 634-2621 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
697 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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
1,213
-345 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 20.5:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
78%
was 70%
% Black
22%
was 30%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of moderately sized scale in MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, teacheing 1,213 students in grades 9 through 12.
MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that educates 335,685 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of -10.8 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Miami-Dade County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is MAYA ANGELOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 42.0%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has fell 22%, going from 1,558 students in 2018 to 1,213 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 30% to 22%.
On the community side, the feed for MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- MAYA ANGELOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 620
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS0.4 mi · 36
- KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 294
- EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 371
- GEORGIA JONES AYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 448
- COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,213 students in grades 09-12.
Is MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
What is the student diversity at MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 0% White, 78% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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