Enrollment
229
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008183
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
22655 SW 112 AVE, MIAMI, FL 33170 · (786) 272-2269 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
123 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 65 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 20% |
Student demographics
37%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 25.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Where PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #472 of 555 | #79 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #454 of 549 | #79 of 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #459 of 559 | #66 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #575 of 830 | #91 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #13 of 575 | #2 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #501 of 594 | #34 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.5% | #10 of 289 | #6 of 53 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
229
-176 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 57.9:1
% White
2%
was 4%
% Hispanic
77%
was 74%
% Black
19%
was 21%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 54% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 16 | 15.8:1 | 62% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 65% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 7 | 57.9:1 | 8% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL.
About PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in MIAMI-DADE, located in MIAMI, Florida. A total of 229 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 78% lower.
MIAMI-DADE is the local district for PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL. It runs 527 schools with 335,685 students.
At 77%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL combined. It is also 19% Black. By the diversity index, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 37%.
Teacher staffing is 18 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. Among high schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 23.5:1. About 54% of students, or 123, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.0% and a predicted 54.3%.
Federal survey data for Miami-Dade County show that median household income is about $71,753, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 561 public schools operate in Miami-Dade County, serving about 335,817 students.
The closest public school, PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY, is less than a tenth of a mile from PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Reported enrollment: 405 (2017-18) and 229 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher fell from 57.9 in 2017-18 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.0 mi · 219
- GOULDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 497
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMS0.5 mi · 1,890
- PINE VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 219
- ARTHUR AND POLLY MAYS CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS0.9 mi · 514
- CORAL REEF MONTESSORI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL?
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL?
At PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 77% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL in?
PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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