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South Miami Middle School

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South Miami Middle School ranks 318 th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Florida middle schools

Summary

South Miami Middle School is a public school in South Miami, FL, serving 720 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Miami-Dade district, and it consistently delivers strong academic results that stand out among nearby schools.

This school is a reliable, high-performing option in a diverse educational landscape. It has earned a 4-star rating for six of the last seven years and consistently outperforms both district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. A major strength is its exceptional performance in advanced coursework: proficiency rates on End-of-Course exams are outstanding, with 96% in Biology 1, 88% in Civics, and 87% in Algebra 1. This is a key differentiator from nearby schools like West Miami Middle School and Ponce De Leon Middle School, which often fall below district averages. Furthermore, South Miami has a low and improving chronic absenteeism rate of 17.2%, dramatically better than the district average of 28.2% and far lower than peers like West Miami (29.1%) and Ponce De Leon (27.5%). The school achieves these results with a relatively low per-student spending of $10,070, suggesting efficient use of resources compared to lower-performing neighbors that spend more.

One area to note is a persistent "7th grade math slump," where math proficiency drops significantly from 6th to 7th grade—a challenge more pronounced here than at top-tier peers like George Washington Carver Middle School or Somerset Academy Bay Middle School. The school is also located in a "hotspot" of educational extremes, with top-performing schools like Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus) and struggling ones like West Miami Middle all within a few miles. This makes South Miami a solid, middle-ground choice that offers consistent, above-average performance without the selectivity of magnet or charter alternatives.

720

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,070

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6750 SW 60th St
South Miami, FL 33143

(305) 661-3481

District: Miami-Dade

Students who attend South Miami Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Miami Senior High School

Feeder schools for South Miami Middle School:

Elementary:	Ludlam Elementary School
	South Miami K-8 Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

African American:

9.3%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Miami-Dade

✓Above the Florida median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg66%

Florida avg62%

318^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th 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	71.0	318 of 1216	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	395 of 1205	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	318 of 1196	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	338 of 1177	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	274 of 1148	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	315 of 1136	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	223 of 1099	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	186 of 1035	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	178 of 1031	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	186 of 997	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	160 of 999	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	87.2	83 of 956	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.1	78 of 897	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.2	143 of 891	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	111 of 839	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	129 of 780	83.5%	★★★★☆
2008	81.9	109 of 740	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	83.4	97 of 736	86.8%	★★★★☆
2006	82.8	93 of 675	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.2	106 of 602	82.4%	★★★★☆
2004	70.8	164 of 593	72.3%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Biology 196%+22 vs state

Civics88%+11 vs state

Algebra 187%+24 vs state

Geometry84%+28 vs state

English Language Arts74%+13 vs state

Math67%+8 vs state

Science60%+8 vs state

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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
South Miami Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6750 SW 60th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 661-3481	720	33	21.8	37.5%	51 (7.1%)	67 (9.3%)	587 (81.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	71	318^th of 1216 public middle schools	73.8%		64.5	395^th of 1205 public middle schools	67.2%	77	78.0	76.0	68.0	68.0	56.0	71.0	60.0	87.0	84.0	96.0	88.0	$10,070	$807	$9,263
Somerset Academy Key Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 481-0602	370	0		3.0%	37 (10.0%)	131 (35.4%)	192 (51.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	47.9	653^rd of 1216 public middle schools	46.3%		26.8	922^nd of 1205 public middle schools	23.5%	269	59.0	59.0	53.0	61.0	82.0	64.0	23.0	80.0		100.0	61.0	$9,983	$814	$9,170
International Studies Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(754) 321-0000	288	0	15.0	54.2%	116 (40.3%)	13 (4.5%)	155 (53.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	72.3	301^st of 1216 public middle schools	75.2%		66.2	373^rd of 1205 public middle schools	69.0%	72	73.0	84.0	70.0	67.0	81.0	78.0	38.0	99.0		96.0	79.0	$8,255	$563	$7,692
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus)	Public, Charter	6-8	5876 SW 68th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 740-0509	166	7	23.7	18.7%	9 (5.4%)	2 (1.2%)	154 (92.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.6	14^th of 1216 public middle schools	98.8%		95.9	18^th of 1205 public middle schools	98.5%	4	95.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	98.0			98.0		98.0	98.0	$8,976	$84	$8,891
Ponce De Leon Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5801 Augusto St	Coral Gables	33146	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 661-1611	778	42	18.5	49.6%	40 (5.1%)	51 (6.6%)	680 (87.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	698^th of 1216 public middle schools	42.6%		41.1	730^th of 1205 public middle schools	39.4%	32	66.0	67.0	50.0	67.0	43.0	52.0	36.0	83.0	79.0	93.0	66.0	$12,659	$1,396	$11,263
West Miami Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7525 SW 24th St	Miami	33155	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 261-8383	599	33	18.1	51.6%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	592 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.8	943^rd of 1216 public middle schools	22.5%		19.4	1014^th of 1205 public middle schools	15.9%	71	44.0	52.0	40.0	41.0	38.0	56.0	34.0	76.0	83.0	95.0	69.0	$12,395	$1,435	$10,961
Glades Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 SW 64th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 271-3342	533	27	19.7	45.4%	21 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	506 (94.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65.4	384^th of 1216 public middle schools	68.4%		62.4	424^th of 1205 public middle schools	64.8%	40	64.0	60.0	70.0	73.0	51.0	76.0	63.0	96.0	100.0	100.0	77.0	$13,380	$1,476	$11,904
George Washington Carver Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Lincoln Dr	Coral Gables	33133	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 444-7388	941	47	20.0	13.0%	239 (25.4%)	27 (2.9%)	630 (67.0%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.2%)	94.7	20^th of 1216 public middle schools	98.4%		94.7	27^th of 1205 public middle schools	97.8%	7	93.0	96.0	94.0	93.0		97.0	85.0	96.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	$10,755	$1,076	$9,679
Rockway Middle School	Public	6-8	9393 SW 29th Ter	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 221-8212	888	43	20.6	55.5%	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	862 (97.1%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48	650^th of 1216 public middle schools	46.5%		49.2	604^th of 1205 public middle schools	49.9%	46	66.0	58.0	66.0	58.0	44.0	42.0	49.0	96.0	97.0	100.0	64.0	$11,542	$1,221	$10,321
Riviera Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	10301 SW 48th St	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 226-4286	479	28	17.1	53.9%	8 (1.7%)	10 (2.1%)	457 (95.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42.5	738^th of 1216 public middle schools	39.3%		46.4	650^th of 1205 public middle schools	46.1%	88	69.0	57.0	50.0	60.0	37.0	42.0	46.0	79.0	92.0	97.0	79.0	$16,225	$1,956	$14,268

Frequently Asked Questions about South Miami Middle School

What high school do graduates of South Miami Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend South Miami Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended South Miami Middle School.

What district is South Miami Middle School in?

Miami-Dade

Is South Miami Middle School a good school?

South Miami Middle School ranks 318^th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Miami Middle School?

Students at South Miami Middle School are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 1% Asian.

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