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Felix Varela Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

15255 SW 96th St, Miami, FL 33196 · (305) 752-7900 · Part of Dade County School District

The Hammocks’ School Grade B+ better than 72% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
1,935
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Felix Varela Senior High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Felix Varela Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts44%
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 ↗

15255 SW 96th St, Miami

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9409
Grade 10495
Grade 11498
Grade 12533
Enrollment over time
2,094’20
2,012’21
2,068’22
2,006’23
1,935’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%White 4%Black 3%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Felix Varela Senior High School from The Hammocks 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; The Hammocks’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.