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Enrollment
1,063
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000583
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
16301 SW 80TH AVE, PALMETTO BAY, FL 33157 · (305) 251-5361 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,063 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Florida public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
332 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 350 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 388 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 325 | 31% |
Student demographics
55%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
Feeds from
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
77.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
79.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 76.4% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,063 | 31.2% | 74.5% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 1,056 | 31.2% | 75.7% |
| FREEDOM MIDDLE ORLANDO | 1,150 | 35.6% | 44.0% |
| SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHWEST RANCHES | 1,187 | 24.9% | 67.8% |
| MIAMI BEACH NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI BEACH | 893 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
| HERBERT A. AMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 999 | 33.1% | 89.4% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #67 of 560 | #14 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #79 of 560 no change | #16 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #44 of 560 ▼ 1 | #11 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,063 | #109 of 584 | #6 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #494 of 547 | #50 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #321 of 553 | #3 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #467 of 565 | #66 of 72 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #77 of 379 | #19 of 49 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,063
-62 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,554
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 1,063 | 47 | 22.6:1 | 31% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 1,084 | 50 | 21.7:1 | 35% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 1,098 | 51 | 21.5:1 | 42% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 1,125 | 58 | 19.4:1 | 58% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 1,425 | 66 | 21.6:1 | 51% (726) |
| 2015-16 | 1,492 | 70 | 21.3:1 | 52% (779) |
| 2010-11 | 1,510 | 74 | 20.4:1 | 42% (633) |
| 2000-01 | 1,784 | 71 | 25.1:1 | 30% (535) |
| 1990-91 | 1,554 | 76 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in PALMETTO BAY, Florida, and it is part of MIAMI-DADE. Total enrollment is 1,063 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Florida have about 794 students on average; enrollment here is 34% higher.
MIAMI-DADE enrolls 335,685 students in 527 schools, including SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
More than half of enrollment at SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is Hispanic: 63%. The remaining shares are 17% Black, 16% White, and 3% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 55%.
With 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.6:1. Middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1, 3.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 31% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Miami-Dade County average 48%.
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Florida public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.5%; the prediction is 65.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Miami-Dade County show that median household income comes to about $71,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 561, with about 335,817 students.
Of the public schools around it, SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 1,125 students in 2020-21 to 1,063 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.4:1 to 22.6:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 PALMETTO BAY
- CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 696 students
- DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTSElementary · 513 students
Other Southwood Middle schools
One other US public school is named Southwood Middle. SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Southwood Middle SchoolCountry Club Hills, IL · 283 students
Nearby schools
- CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 696
- DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS0.9 mi · 513
- HOWARD DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 341
- WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 500
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 3,399
- BOYSTOWN2.3 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,063 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 16% White, 63% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.