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Enrollment
1,231
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000582
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
1950 SW 19TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33145 · (305) 856-8282 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
733 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL→MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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
56.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
1,231
-19 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 19.5:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
87%
was 88%
% Black
12%
was 10%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a high-enrollment intermediate school in MIAMI, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE. The school hosts 1,231 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 55% above typical.
MIAMI-DADE runs 527 schools in total, collectively educating 335,685 students. SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 12% Black. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.3%, the actual is 50.2%, a residual of -1.1 points.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,753, 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 SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 55.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL has changed only slightly, going from 1,250 students in 2018 to 1,231 in 2025.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 805
- CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER0.6 mi · 1,038
- SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 358
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 376
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 320
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY INTERAMERICAN CAMPUS1.1 mi · 188
Frequently asked questions
About SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,231 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 20.5:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian.
Is SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.