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Carol City Middle School

Q: Is Carol City Middle School a good school?

Carol City Middle School ranks 800 th of 1205 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,205 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Carol City Middle School is a public middle school located in Miami Gardens, Florida, serving 378 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Miami-Dade County Public School District, which is ranked 22 out of 67 districts in the state.

Despite facing challenges such as higher chronic absenteeism rates and a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the district and state averages, Carol City Middle School consistently outperforms its peers in several subject areas, particularly in End-of-Course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 78% proficiency in Algebra 1, 84% in Geometry, and 100% in Biology 1, compared to 66%, 58%, and 74% respectively for Miami-Dade. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the FAST assessments is lower than the district and state averages, indicating a need to focus on improving student outcomes in these core academic areas.

When compared to nearby schools, Carol City Middle School generally performs better than the lower-ranked schools in the district, such as Phoenix Academy Of Excellence North and Country Club Middle School, but lags behind the higher-performing magnet schools like Miami Lakes Middle School and Norland Middle School. The school's high poverty levels and increased per-student spending indicate the need for continued focus on addressing the unique needs of its student population to ensure their academic and overall success.

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 — 8th percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (52% vs 59% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg62%

Florida avg59%

800^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 77Middle Schools in the Miami-Dade

22^nd of 67Miami-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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
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 (2024-2025) ?

Biology 1100%+29 vs state

Geometry84%+29 vs state

Algebra 178%+18 vs state

Civics63%-8 vs state

Math54%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%-14 vs state

Science38%-11 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (2025)	EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	36.3	800^th of 1205 public middle schools	33.6%		29	877^th of 1196 public middle schools	26.7%	77	53.0	41.0	38.0	63.0	45.0	52.0	38.0	78.0	84.0	100.0	63.0	$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%)	26.2	929^th of 1205 public middle schools	22.9%		25.1	927^th of 1196 public middle schools	22.5%	2	34.0	36.0	44.0	46.0	41.0	46.0	36.0	84.0	88.0	81.0	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%)	35.7	805^th of 1205 public middle schools	33.2%		35.6	785^th of 1196 public middle schools	34.4%	20	51.0	52.0	46.0	51.0	48.0	34.0	39.0	87.0	100.0	95.0	65.0	$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%)	15.9	1059^th of 1205 public middle schools	12.1%		19	1014^th of 1196 public middle schools	15.2%	45	37.0	38.0	28.0	15.0	41.0	30.0	23.0	76.0		95.0	62.0	$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%)	69	338^th of 1205 public middle schools	72.0%		61.8	419^th of 1196 public middle schools	65.0%	81	73.0	71.0	69.0	74.0	62.0	62.0	38.0	82.0	89.0	91.0	82.0	$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%)	88.4	99^th of 1205 public middle schools	91.8%		84.8	146^th of 1196 public middle schools	87.8%	47	87.0	79.0	92.0	80.0	80.0	91.0	63.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.0	$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%)	56	511^th of 1205 public middle schools	57.6%		64.4	394^th of 1196 public middle schools	67.1%	117	69.0	55.0	59.0	56.0	62.0	59.0	31.0	85.0		79.0	59.0	$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%)	30.3	885^th of 1205 public middle schools	26.6%		23.8	947^th of 1196 public middle schools	20.8%	62	48.0	42.0	52.0	39.0	45.0	40.0	25.0	81.0	86.0	93.0	65.0	$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%)	5.5	1139^th of 1205 public middle schools	5.5%					(n/a)	21.0	13.0	19.0	13.0	14.0	29.0	8.0				18.0	$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%)	16	1057^th of 1205 public middle schools	12.3%		21.2	981^st of 1196 public middle schools	18.0%	76	37.0	36.0	36.0	28.0	26.0	34.0	22.0	67.0	53.0	97.0	57.0	$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 is the racial makeup of Carol City Middle School?

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

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 800^th of 1205 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Carol City Middle School in?

Miami-Dade

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