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What's the one class at MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
3,100
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000606
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2450 SW 1ST ST, MIAMI, FL 33135 · (305) 649-9800 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,100 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
24.6:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
1,744 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 | 844 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 823 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 719 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 714 | 23% |
Student demographics
9%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
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
51.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 51.0% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 3,100 | 56.3% | 55.8% |
| HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH | 1,711 | 60.3% | 36.0% |
| HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HIALEAH GARDENS | 3,009 | 48.1% | 52.2% |
| LETO HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,995 | 56.8% | 45.3% |
| SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGH MIAMI | 2,599 | 47.3% | 59.3% |
| JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL GREENACRES | 3,262 | 55.4% | 42.3% |
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 MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #230 of 555 | #46 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #136 of 549 ▲ 4 | #37 of 82 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #342 of 559 ▼ 14 | #52 of 85 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,100 | #20 of 830 | #4 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #430 of 575 | #60 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #582 of 594 | #79 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #148 of 630 | #34 of 98 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #183 of 246 | #22 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
3,100
+257 (+9%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 3,458
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 3,100 | 126 | 24.6:1 | 56% (1,744) |
| 2023-24 | 3,018 | 122 | 24.7:1 | 62% (1,872) |
| 2022-23 | 2,905 | 120 | 24.2:1 | 69% (2,008) |
| 2020-21 | 2,843 | 123 | 23.1:1 | 90% (2,546) |
| 2017-18 | 2,943 | 134 | 22.0:1 | 75% (2,205) |
| 2015-16 | 2,986 | 134 | 22.3:1 | 86% (2,571) |
| 2010-11 | 2,804 | 138 | 20.3:1 | 86% (2,409) |
| 2000-01 | 3,216 | 148 | 21.7:1 | 58% (1,854) |
| 1990-91 | 3,458 | 166 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in MIAMI, Florida, under MIAMI-DADE. A federal count lists 3,100 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Florida) has about 1,035 students.
MIAMI-DADE counts 527 schools and 335,685 students, including MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About 96% of the student body at MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Miami-Dade County's population at about 69%. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 24.6 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%.
Measured against Florida public high schools, MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 53.0% and the result is 55.8%.
Miami-Dade County census figures show that the median household income is $71,753, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Miami-Dade County is home to 561 public schools and about 335,817 public school students.
Nearest public school: BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY INTERAMERICAN CAMPUS, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 3,100, a 9% gain from 2,843 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 24.6 students per teacher, compared with 23.1 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and 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
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
- CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,894 students
Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
- MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,238 students
Nearby schools
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY INTERAMERICAN CAMPUS0.3 mi · 188
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 376
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 320
- CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER0.6 mi · 1,583
- SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 805
- AUBURNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 3,100 students in grades 09-12.
Is MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 126 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
What is the student diversity at MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.