Photo: GreenGroupMiami · CC BY 3.0Palmetto Bay’s public schools outscore 72% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Palmetto Bay, 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.
Palmetto Bay’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 127 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palmetto Bay’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
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 ↓
Three elementary schools, then one middle and 61 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Westminster Christian Private School, Inc. (private), Palmer Trinity School (private), Alexander Montessori School (private), Christ Fellowship Academy (private), Sunrise School of Miami (private), Palmetto Bay Academy (private) and Perrine SDA 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 Palmetto Bay’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 Palmetto Bay, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Palmetto Bay · depends on your address
Coral Reef Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 696 students · 17:1 students per teacher
DR. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts
Grades PK–5 · 513 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Howard Drive Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 341 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Miami
Kindergarten in Palmetto Bay · depends on your address
Coral Reef Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 696 students · 17:1 students per teacher
DR. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts
Grades PK–5 · 513 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Howard Drive Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 341 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Miami
1st grade in Palmetto Bay · depends on your address
Coral Reef Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 696 students · 17:1 students per teacher
DR. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts
Grades PK–5 · 513 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Howard Drive Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 341 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Miami
2nd grade in Palmetto Bay · depends on your address
Coral Reef Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 696 students · 17:1 students per teacher
DR. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts
Grades PK–5 · 513 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Howard Drive Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 341 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Miami
3rd grade in Palmetto Bay · depends on your address
Coral Reef Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 696 students · 17:1 students per teacher
DR. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts
Grades PK–5 · 513 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Howard Drive Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 341 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Miami
4th grade in Palmetto Bay · depends on your address
Coral Reef Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 696 students · 17:1 students per teacher
DR. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts
Grades PK–5 · 513 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Howard Drive Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 341 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Miami
5th grade in Palmetto Bay · depends on your address
Coral Reef Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 696 students · 17:1 students per teacher
DR. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts
Grades PK–5 · 513 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Howard Drive Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 341 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Miami
6th grade in Palmetto Bay
Southwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,063 students · 23:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Palmetto Bay
Southwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,063 students · 23:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Palmetto Bay
Southwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,063 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Palmetto Bay’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
Palmetto Bay vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Palmetto Bay’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Bay | B+ | Dade County |
| Coral Gables | B+ | Dade County |
| Cutler Bay | B+ | Dade County |
| Pinecrest | B+ | Dade County |
All 3 neighbors share Dade County with Palmetto Bay, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Palmetto Bay
72 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).
Questions about Palmetto Bay’s schools
Are Palmetto Bay’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Palmetto Bay 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 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palmetto Bay in?
Dade County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 335,631 students in 521 schools (2024–25).
Where do Palmetto Bay kids go to high school?
One of 61 high schools, depending on your address: John A. Ferguson Senior High, Coral Reef Senior High School, South Dade Senior High School, Miami Senior High School, Hialeah Gardens Senior High School, Barbara Goleman Senior High, Coral Gables Senior High School, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Southwest Miami Senior High, Homestead Senior High School, G. Holmes Braddock Senior High, Miami Southridge Senior High, DR. Michael M. Krop Senior High, Miami Beach Senior High School, Miami Coral Park Senior High, Felix Varela Senior High School, Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer, Robert Morgan Senior High School, North Miami Senior High School, Hialeah Senior High School, Miami Norland Senior High School, Terra Environmental Research Institute, Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High School, South Miami Senior High School, American Senior High School, Mast Academy, Miami Northwestern Senior High, Miami Central Senior High School, Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School, Miami Jackson Senior High School, Westland Hialeah Senior High School, J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High, Miami Lakes Educational Center, North Miami Beach Senior High, Miami Springs Senior High School, Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy, Miami Sunset Senior High School, Booker T. Washington Senior High, Miami Carol City Senior High, I Preparatory Academy, Miami Killian Senior High School, Miami Edison Senior High School, Cutler Bay Senior High School, Iprep Academy North, Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts, Medical Academy for Science and Technology (M.a.s.t.) @ Hom, Mast@fiu, Design & Architecture Senior High, New World School of the Arts, Center for International Education A Cambridge Associate SC, International Studies Preparatory Academy, Blue Lakes Elementary School, Biotech@richmond Heights 9-12 High School, Young Womens Preparatory Academy, Law Enforcement Officers Memorial High School, Itech@thomas A Edison Educational Center, Young Men's Preparatory Academy, Instructional Center System Wide and Title I Migrant Education Program.
What is Palmetto Bay’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 Palmetto Bay 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 Palmetto Bay?
Yes: Westminster Christian Private School, Inc. (religious, grades PK–12, 1,272 students), Palmer Trinity School (religious, grades 6–12, 805 students), Alexander Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 517 students), Christ Fellowship Academy (religious, grades K–5, 207 students), Sunrise School of Miami (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 80 students), Palmetto Bay Academy (nonsectarian, grades 5–12, 44 students) and Perrine SDA School (religious, grades K–8, 43 students).
Parents talk
What Palmetto Bay 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.