MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH

As a reasonably sized high school in MIAMI, Florida, MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH caters to 1,479 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by MIAMI-DADE. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH is among them.

On the student-mix side, MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -2.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, 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 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 NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH is one.

HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.8%.

MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH has stayed largely flat, going from 1,511 students in 2018 to 1,479 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 88% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.