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C−

Southwest Miami Senior High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

8855 SW 50th Ter, Miami, FL 33165 · (305) 274-0181 · Part of Dade County School District

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

Directions
Students
2,599
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Miami Senior High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8855 SW 50th Ter, Miami

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9650
Grade 10662
Grade 11644
Grade 12643
Enrollment over time
2,415’20
2,297’21
2,415’22
2,523’23
2,599’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%White 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Miami Senior High from Olympia 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; Olympia Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.