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Carol City Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

952^nd

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of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Carol City Middle School in Miami Gardens, FL, is a public school serving 411 students in grades 6-8 within the Miami-Dade district, where nearly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school presents a fascinating "tale of two schools" in its test scores: it is a standout performer in advanced high school-level coursework, yet it struggles with grade-level proficiency in core subjects. For instance, in the 2025-2026 school year, 98% of students were proficient in Algebra 1 and 100% in Biology 1—rates that far exceed the district and state averages and are the highest among nearby schools like Miami Lakes Middle School and Norland Middle School. However, only 45% of 6th graders met grade-level standards in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 67%, highlighting a significant gap between its advanced programs and its core academic instruction.

One of the most critical challenges facing Carol City Middle School is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, which reached 36.2% in the 2023-2024 school year—far above the district average of 28.2% and the state average of 31.4%. This rate is notably higher than nearby schools like Miami Lakes Middle School (22.3%) and Norland Middle School (25.0%). The contrast is even starker when compared to Somerset Academy Middle (Miramar Campus), a top-performing school with a similar percentage of students on free/reduced lunch but a chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.5%. This suggests that attendance is a primary driver of the performance gap, and addressing it could be key to improving overall outcomes.

Despite these challenges, there are positive signs. After years of ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Florida middle schools, Carol City Middle School's state ranking has shown a clear upward trajectory, moving from the 34th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 22nd percentile in 2025-2026. The school also spends a relatively high amount per student ($14,908 in 2024-2025), more than the high-performing Somerset Academy Middle (Miramar Campus) ($8,472), indicating that funding is not the issue. The school's success in advanced coursework suggests it has effective programs for its top students, but the primary focus must now be on improving attendance and bolstering grade-level instruction to ensure all students can thrive.

411

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,908

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3737 NW 188th St
Miami Gardens, FL 33055

(305) 624-2652

District: Miami-Dade

Students who attend Carol City Middle School usually attend:

High:

Miami Carol City Senior High

Feeder schools for Carol City Middle School:

Elementary:	Barbara Hawkins Elementary School
	Brentwood Elementary School
	Carol City Elementary School
	Miami Gardens Elementary School
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	Myrtle Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.0%

Hispanic:

18.5%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg66%

Florida avg62%

952^nd of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 76Middle Schools in the Miami-Dade

20^th of 70Miami-Dade among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	952 of 1216	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	800 of 1205	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	877 of 1196	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	870 of 1177	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	934 of 1148	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	925 of 1136	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	962 of 1099	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	800 of 1035	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	929 of 1031	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	923 of 997	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	915 of 999	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	877 of 956	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	813 of 897	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	790 of 891	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	747 of 839	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.6	685 of 780	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	653 of 740	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.3	662 of 736	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	594 of 675	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.4	566 of 602	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.9	538 of 593	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Biology 1100%+26 vs state

Algebra 198%+35 vs state

Geometry90%+34 vs state

Civics77%~ state avg

English Language Arts46%-15 vs state

Math46%-13 vs state

Science35%-17 vs state

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by a student
Friday, May 5, 2017

This is an amazing school. I spent thelast 3 years in thus school and I am curently in the 8th grade going to high school in a few months and besides all the violence that occurs, this is a very good school. People have to stop focusing on the negative and think positive about this school. After all, nobody and nothing is perfect right?! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carol City Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 NW 188th St	Miami Gardens	33055	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 624-2652	411	22	18.6	69.8%	5 (1.2%)	329 (80.0%)	76 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	952^nd of 1216 public middle schools	21.7%		36.3	800^th of 1205 public middle schools	33.6%	152	45.0	50.0	43.0	46.0	51.0	37.0	35.0	98.0	90.0	100.0	77.0	$14,908	$2,968	$11,941
Lake Stevens Middle School	Public	6-8	18484 NW 48th Pl	Miami Gardens	33055	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 620-1294	509	26	19.5	59.9%	6 (1.2%)	178 (35.0%)	320 (62.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.7	1047^th of 1216 public middle schools	13.9%		26.2	929^th of 1205 public middle schools	22.9%	118	44.0	42.0	39.0	51.0	28.0	37.0	24.0	67.0	97.0	94.0	55.0	$13,308	$1,407	$11,901
Norland Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1235 NW 192nd Ter	Miami	33169	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 653-1210	656	29	22.6	62.5%	3 (0.5%)	571 (87.0%)	77 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38.8	796^th of 1216 public middle schools	34.5%		35.7	805^th of 1205 public middle schools	33.2%	9	50.0	55.0	47.0	37.0	64.0	56.0	48.0	58.0	84.0	94.0	68.0	$10,247	$1,091	$9,156
North Dade Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1840 NW 157th St	Miami Gardens	33054	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 624-8415	327	17	19.2	67.3%	1 (0.3%)	246 (75.2%)	78 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29.4	923^rd of 1216 public middle schools	24.1%		15.9	1059^th of 1205 public middle schools	12.1%	136	42.0	48.0	47.0	31.0	64.0	45.0	30.0	100.0		93.0	84.0	$14,407	$1,783	$12,624
Miami Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6425 Miami Lakeway N	Hialeah	33014	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 557-3900	987	39	25.3	48.9%	15 (1.5%)	243 (24.6%)	718 (72.7%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	65.5	383^rd of 1216 public middle schools	68.5%		69	338^th of 1205 public middle schools	72.0%	45	73.0	68.0	72.0	73.0	59.0	68.0	43.0	95.0	90.0	90.0	84.0	$10,518	$1,246	$9,272
Somerset Academy Middle (Miramar Campus)	Public, Charter	6-8	12601 Somerset Blvd	Miramar	33027	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 829-2406	409	20	20.4	60.9%	16 (3.9%)	126 (30.8%)	252 (61.6%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	85.5	127^th of 1216 public middle schools	89.6%		88.4	99^th of 1205 public middle schools	91.8%	28	86.0	83.0	85.0	86.0	77.0	84.0	60.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.0	$8,472	$717	$7,755
Somerset Preparatory Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	9300 Pembroke Rd	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 435-1570	363	0	112.3	60.3%	4 (1.1%)	287 (79.1%)	65 (17.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	49.3	632^nd of 1216 public middle schools	48.0%		56	511^th of 1205 public middle schools	57.6%	121	68.0	72.0	57.0	26.0	67.0	33.0	8.0	61.0	70.0	66.0	63.0	$9,585	$401	$9,184
New Renaissance Middle School	Public	6-8	10701 Miramar Blvd	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-3500	965	50	19.3	50.5%	14 (1.5%)	672 (69.6%)	234 (24.2%)	28 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.5%)	29.8	917^th of 1216 public middle schools	24.6%		30.3	885^th of 1205 public middle schools	26.6%	32	56.0	56.0	50.0	47.0	41.0	31.0	27.0	75.0	92.0	84.0	62.0	$11,574	$1,349	$10,225
Phoenix Academy Of Excellence North	Public, Charter	6-8	13301 NW 24th Ave	Miami	33167	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 865-1346	45	0		100.0%	1 (2.2%)	31 (68.9%)	13 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1112^th of 1216 public middle schools	8.6%		5.5	1139^th of 1205 public middle schools	5.5%	27		13.0	8.0		33.0	44.0	0.0				42.0	$9,949	$424	$9,525
Country Club Middle School	Public	6-8	18305 NW 75th Pl	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 820-8800	496	28	17.7	56.9%	13 (2.6%)	101 (20.4%)	377 (76.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$13,844	$1,424	$12,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Carol City Middle School

What high school do graduates of Carol City Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carol City Middle School usually go on to attend Miami Carol City Senior High

What district is Carol City Middle School in?

Miami-Dade

How many students attend Carol City Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Carol City Middle School.

Is Carol City Middle School a good school?

Carol City Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Florida middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carol City Middle School?

Students at Carol City Middle School are 80% African American, 18% Hispanic, 1% White.

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