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South Miami Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6856 SW 53rd St, Miami, FL 33155 · (305) 666-5871 · Part of Dade County School District

Glenvar Heights’ School Grade B+ better than 72% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
1,611
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about South Miami Senior High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher

On the path

Where Glenvar Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8117 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12South Miami Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6856 SW 53rd St, Miami

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9389
Grade 10422
Grade 11411
Grade 12389
Enrollment over time
1,578’20
1,437’21
1,507’22
1,576’23
1,611’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%White 3%Black 3%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Miami Senior High School from Glenvar Heights families.

Other schools in Dade County School District

The district →
Aventura Waterways K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami
B+
2,063 students19:1
Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sunny Isles Beach
A−
1,729 students19:1
Citrus Grove K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami
C−
1,583 students15:1
Palm Springs North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hialeah
B+
1,422 students18:1
Bob Graham Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Miami Lakes
A−
1,404 students17:1
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bay Harbor Islands
A
1,257 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Glenvar Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.