Southwest Miami High School

8855 Sw 50th Terrace, Miami, FL 33165 | (305) 274-0181

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,893

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,893 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 227th out of 471 high schools in FL.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 8855 Sw 50th Ter, Miami, FL 33165

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
Magnet School

School District Details

Dade County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,933
Graduation Rate: 58.5%
Dropout Rate: 6.0%
Students Per Teacher: 16.0
Enrolled Students: 345,962

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,893
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 140.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,459 (50.4%)
Females: 1,434 (49.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 383 (13.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,513 (52.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,896 (65.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Southwest Miami High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.07%
Black	40	1.4%
Asian	23	0.8%
Hispanic	2,609	90.2%
White	219	7.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	790	27.3%
10th Grade	788	27.2%
11th Grade	712	24.6%
12th Grade	603	20.8%

Graduation and Dropouts (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

82.0%

District:

68.0%

Dropout Rate

School:

2.4%

District:

4.0%

State:

2.0%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

46.0%

District:

55.5%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.

School:

3.6%

District:

2.0%

State:

1.0%

Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

2.4%

State:

4.8%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

1.2%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Southwest Miami High School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 14, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
EXCELLENT SCHOOL!!! Teachers and all of the Administration Staff are really on teh ball. Couldn't ask for a better school.

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