MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER

As a mid-sized four-year high school in MIAMI LAKES, Florida, MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER works with 1,109 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.

MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER shows that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 35% Black. That is noticeably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 58.4%; this one delivers 79.2%, a residual of +20.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER is one.

MIAMI LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER has contracted 14%, going from 1,288 students in 2018 to 1,109 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 30% to 35% over that span.

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