Photo: Pietro · CC BY-SA 3.0Miami Gardens’s public schools outscore 72% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Miami Gardens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Miami Gardens’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,931 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
17 elementary schools, then five middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Excelsior Prep Charter School of Miami Gardens, North Gardens High School, Bridge Prep Academy of Miami Gardens, Monsignor Edward Pace High School (private), Pentab Academy (private), Beit Apel Shaulson Family Campus for Girls (private), Tru Prep Academy (private), Trinity Christian Academy (private), Grace Leadership Preparatory Institute (private), Grace Leadership Preparatory Institute, Inc (private), William A Kirlew Jr. Academy (private), Jeremiah Academy (private), Northdade Regional Academy (private), Pink and Blue Childrens Academy (private), A Perfect Place 4 Kidz (private), Empowering Youth Inc (private), Parkway Baptist Church Wee Care (private), St. Anthony's School of Higher Education, Inc. (private), Excel Preparatory Academy (private), Khaila Montessori Academy (private), Citygate School of Advanced Learning/Preparatory (private), Ace Academy North (private), Marian Center School & Services, Inc. (private), Christ Children Academy (private), Breakthrough Christian Academy (private) and City Innovation School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Miami Gardens’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Florida school districts, #146 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Miami Gardens, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Miami Gardens · depends on your address
Miami Norland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,653 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Miami
Miami Carol City Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 859 students · 19:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Miami Gardens · depends on your address
Miami Norland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,653 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Miami
Miami Carol City Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 859 students · 19:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Miami Gardens · depends on your address
Miami Norland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,653 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Miami
Miami Carol City Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 859 students · 19:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Miami Gardens · depends on your address
Miami Norland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,653 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Miami
Miami Carol City Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 859 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Miami Gardens’s public schools are run by Dade County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Miami Gardens vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Miami Gardens’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Gardens | B+ | Dade County |
| Miramar | B | Broward County |
| North Miami Beach | B+ | Dade County |
| West Park | B | Broward County |
| Opa-locka | B+ | Dade County |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Dade County with Miami Gardens, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Miami Gardens
52 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 6 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Parkview Educational Center, Alternative Outreach Program, Here's Help, Aspire Preparatory Academy, Florida High School for Accelerated Learning Cutler Bay Are and Florida High School for Accelerated Learning North Miami Ar).
Questions about Miami Gardens’s schools
Are Miami Gardens’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Miami Gardens children attend outscore 72% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #146 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Miami Gardens in?
Dade County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 335,631 students in 521 schools (2024–25).
Where do Miami Gardens kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Miami Norland Senior High School and Miami Carol City Senior High.
What is Miami Gardens’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Dade County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Miami Gardens spend per student?
$13,931 in Dade County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Miami Gardens?
Yes: Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 846 students), Pentab Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 270 students), Beit Apel Shaulson Family Campus for Girls (religious · all-girls, grades 9–12, 224 students), Tru Prep Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 198 students), Trinity Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–7, 184 students), Grace Leadership Preparatory Institute (religious, grades K–12, 165 students), Grace Leadership Preparatory Institute, Inc (religious, grades K–12, 162 students), William A Kirlew Jr. Academy (religious, grades K–8, 103 students), Jeremiah Academy (religious, grades K–10, 94 students), Northdade Regional Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 92 students), Pink and Blue Childrens Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 55 students), A Perfect Place 4 Kidz (religious, grades 1–11, 52 students), Empowering Youth Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 51 students), Parkway Baptist Church Wee Care (religious, grades PK–K, 51 students), St. Anthony's School of Higher Education, Inc. (religious, grades 1–12, 50 students), Excel Preparatory Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–4, 46 students), Khaila Montessori Academy (special education, grades K–6, 41 students), Citygate School of Advanced Learning/Preparatory (religious, grades K–7, 29 students), Ace Academy North (special education, grades 1–12, 24 students), Marian Center School & Services, Inc. (Catholic, grades , 20 students), Christ Children Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–10, 11 students), Breakthrough Christian Academy (religious, grades K–6, 11 students) and City Innovation School (religious, grades K, 4 students). Miami Gardens also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Miami Gardens families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.