Best Alternative Schools in Miami-Dade & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				FAST English Language Arts (2025)								FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (2025)	EOC US History (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Lakes Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9250 SW 52nd Ter	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 271-6046	348	32	10.8	37.9%	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	327 (94.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	60.0	66.0	54.0						58.0	53.0	54.0				64.0							$25,144	$3,819	$21,324
Parkview Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17631 NW 20th Ave	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 625-1591	21	2	10.5	71.4%	1 (4.8%)	14 (66.7%)	6 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Miami MacArthur Educational Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	13990 SW 264th St	Naranja	33032	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 258-7200	97	17	5.7	74.2%	2 (2.1%)	33 (34.0%)	60 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)					28.0	16.0	29.0	46.0					25.0	24.0		8.0	20.0	19.0	35.0	69.0	59.0
Jan Mann Educational Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	16101 NW 44th Ct	Opa Locka	33054	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 625-0855	83	20	4.1	72.3%	5 (6.0%)	39 (47.0%)	39 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					5.0	19.0	8.0						11.0	24.0		0.0	8.0				26.0
Title I Migrant Education Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	28205 SW 124th Ct	Homestead	33033	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 258-4115	29	0		89.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Alternative Outreach Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	2349 NW 175th St	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 694-4444	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Brucie Ball Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11001 SW 76th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 514-5100	435	0		54.3%	22 (5.1%)	83 (19.1%)	326 (74.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					27.0	36.0	20.0	38.0						20.0			18.0	17.0	43.0	53.0	62.0	$72,614	$16,062	$56,552
Instructional Center System Wide	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11001 SW 76th St Rm 82	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 270-8699	80	0		12.5%	4 (5.0%)	26 (32.5%)	50 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Neva King Cooper Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	151 NW 5th St	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 247-4307	86	17	5.0	61.6%	9 (10.5%)	23 (26.7%)	53 (61.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$67,777	$19,573	$48,204
Robert Renick Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2201 NW 207th St	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 624-1171	47	11	4.2	66.0%	5 (10.6%)	24 (51.1%)	18 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$112,996	$33,515	$79,481
Ruth Owens Kruse Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11001 SW 76th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 270-8699	97	26	3.7	61.9%	7 (7.2%)	37 (38.1%)	53 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						36.0	20.0							27.0			20.0					$79,946	$16,236	$63,710
District Instructional Center (Dic)	Public, Alternative	K-12	1500 Biscayne Blvd	Miami	33132	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 995-4656	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Miami-Dade Virtual High School Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	560 NW 151st St	Miami	33169	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	Yes	No	(305) 995-1928	498	22	22.6	3.4%	28 (5.6%)	96 (19.3%)	365 (73.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)	57.0	46.0	50.0	61.0	61.0	38.0	51.0	63.0	43.0	25.0	14.0	27.0	48.0	24.0	28.0	19.0	20.0	25.0	66.0	60.0	69.0	$11,015	$1,073	$9,941
Boystown	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6300 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 694-4444	44	0			0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)	41 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Citrus Health Sipp/Crisis	Public, Alternative	K-12	6300 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 694-4444	16	0		31.3%	2 (12.5%)	8 (50.0%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lincoln-Marti Charter School (Hialeah Campus)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3500 W 84th St	Hialeah	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 827-8080	171	15	11.4	50.9%	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	165 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)	67.0	28.0	39.0		42.0	59.0	69.0	57.0	67.0	67.0	67.0		63.0	81.0	44.0	53.0	96.0	81.0	81.0		89.0	$17,074	$1,886	$15,188
South Florida Autism Charter School Inc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3751 W 108th St	Hialeah	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 823-2700	295	20	14.7	40.0%	24 (8.1%)	60 (20.3%)	208 (70.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$22,132	$1,838	$20,294
Miami-Dade Online Academy- Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	1450 NE 2nd Ave	Miami	33132	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	Yes	No	(305) 756-2929	297	0		12.5%	47 (15.8%)	55 (18.5%)	171 (57.6%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)								(n/a)	81.0	86.0	67.0	88.0	93.0	94.0	78.0	79.0	44.0	50.0	27.0	84.0	67.0	69.0	40.0	66.0	59.0	51.0	79.0	76.0	83.0	$6,887	$118	$6,769
Nicklaus Children's Hospital	Public, Alternative	K-12	6300 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 694-4444	8	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
I Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Biscayne Blvd	Miami	33132	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 995-1928	781	42	18.5	22.0%	158 (20.2%)	78 (10.0%)	480 (61.5%)	29 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)								(n/a)	90.0	88.0	96.0	94.0	98.0	95.0	97.0	94.0	90.0		70.0	97.0		95.0	90.0	86.0	95.0	95.0	96.0		98.0	$11,711	$599	$11,110
Secondary Student Success Center 801	Public, Alternative	6-11	6300 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 636-6167	35	0		54.3%	0 (0.0%)	26 (74.3%)	9 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						5.0								5.0		0.0					10.0
Bridgeprep Academy Of Village Green	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	13300 SW 120th St	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 253-8775	856	41	20.8	25.4%	29 (3.4%)	15 (1.8%)	805 (94.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								(n/a)	70.0	70.0	71.0						84.0	73.0	60.0				56.0							$11,079	$44	$11,035
Mater Academy Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	230 SW 17th Rd	Miami	33129	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	Yes	No	(786) 673-0556	99	4	24.7	7.1%	12 (12.1%)	5 (5.1%)	82 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				60.0			83.0					30.0					36.0		67.0	58.0		$8,526	$1,281	$7,245
True North Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9393 SW 72nd St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 749-5725	1,450	82	17.6	14.2%	209 (14.4%)	40 (2.8%)	1,163 (80.2%)	23 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.0%)								(n/a)	89.0	86.0	85.0	97.0	97.0	88.0	89.0	88.0	97.0	90.0	83.0	96.0	98.0		85.0	82.0	94.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	99.0	$11,953	$291	$11,662
Academy For Innovative Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1080 La Baron Dr	Miami Springs	33166	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 725-3193	1,063	60	17.7	46.8%	44 (4.1%)	11 (1.0%)	997 (93.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)								(n/a)	71.0	66.0	69.0	70.0	82.0	70.0	76.0	81.0	81.0	63.0	70.0	68.0	89.0	68.0	53.0	61.0	96.0	76.0	94.0	92.0	86.0	$10,267	$415	$9,852
Bridgeprep Academy Of Miami Dade	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3500 NW 89th Ct	Doral	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 305-7834	1,316	75	17.5	0.7%	32 (2.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1,269 (96.4%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	67.0	50.0	66.0	56.0	53.0	52.0	46.0		79.0	73.0	75.0	70.0	58.0	66.0	61.0	39.0	78.0	87.0	91.0		78.0	$10,934	$43	$10,891
KIPP Miami-Liberty City	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3000 NW 110th St	Miami	33167	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 822-7702	1,359	67	20.2	9.1%	8 (0.6%)	1,063 (78.2%)	285 (21.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	35.0	32.0	36.0	50.0	49.0	47.0			36.0	37.0	23.0	54.0	55.0	47.0	29.0	26.0	62.0				52.0	$15,770	$5,735	$10,035
New Opportunity Educational Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	6300 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 694-4444	32	3	10.6	71.9%	1 (3.1%)	8 (25.0%)	23 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						10.0								10.0

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orange	12.42 mi	286	32^nd
Osceola	13.21 mi	92	57^th
Polk	13.21 mi	171	61^st
Palm Beach	14.5 mi	277	38^th
Lake	14.5 mi	71	30^th

Alternative Schools in Miami-Dade

District Detail

Academy For Innovative Education

Alternative Outreach Program

Blue Lakes Elementary School

Boystown

Bridgeprep Academy Of Miami Dade

Bridgeprep Academy Of Village Green

Brucie Ball Educational Center

Citrus Health Sipp/Crisis

District Instructional Center (Dic)

I Preparatory Academy

Instructional Center System Wide

Jan Mann Educational Center

KIPP Miami-Liberty City

Lincoln-Marti Charter School (Hialeah Campus)

Mater Academy Virtual Charter School

Miami MacArthur Educational Center

Miami-Dade Online Academy- Virtual Instruction Program

Miami-Dade Virtual High School Franchise

Neva King Cooper Educational Center

New Opportunity Educational Center

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Parkview Educational Center

Robert Renick Educational Center

Ruth Owens Kruse Education Center

Secondary Student Success Center 801

South Florida Autism Charter School Inc

Title I Migrant Education Program

True North Classical Academy

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