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North Park High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 838 Florida High Schools

Better than 6% of Florida high schools

Summary

North Park High School in Opa Locka, FL, is a small high school serving 431 students in grades 9-12 within the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district, but it faces severe challenges that set it apart from nearby schools. The most alarming metric is its graduation rate of just 55.8% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is nearly 40 percentage points below the district average of 93.1% and far lower than nearby schools like Miami Lakes Educational Center (100%) and Hialeah Senior High School (98.9%). Additionally, a staggering 79.5% of students are chronically absent, compared to just 16.1% at Miami Lakes Educational Center, indicating a fundamental disengagement from the school environment.

Academic proficiency is critically low, with test scores in the single digits for Algebra 1 (10%), Biology 1 (8%), and US History (9%), while Geometry is the highest at 19%. These numbers are a fraction of district and state averages, which typically range from 60-75%. The student-to-teacher ratio is an extreme 47.8:1, more than double that of peers like Miami Central Senior High School (19.3:1) and Miami Carol City Senior High (19:1), making individualized instruction nearly impossible. Interestingly, North Gardens High School, located just 3.22 miles away, shows nearly identical struggles with a 53.6% graduation rate and 83.3% chronic absenteeism, suggesting systemic issues in the community rather than a single school's administration.

Despite comparable per-student spending ($11,323) to high-performing peers like Miami Lakes Educational Center ($11,011), the school's failures are not due to lack of funding. A slight positive trend exists: the graduation rate has doubled from 26.4% in 2020-2021 to 55.8% in 2024-2025, hinting that recent interventions may be having a small impact. However, this progress is fragile and not yet reflected in test scores or absenteeism. For parents, the most urgent concerns are the catastrophic chronic absenteeism and extreme student-to-teacher ratio, which create an environment where learning is severely compromised.

431

Students ?

47.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,323

Per pupil spending ?

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 NW 135th St
Opa Locka, FL 33054

(305) 720-2995

District: Miami-Dade

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.5%

Hispanic:

47.3%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (12% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Florida average (56% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg68%

Florida avg64%

785^th of 838

Florida public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 107High 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	2.6	785 of 838	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.9	810 of 844	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	774 of 807	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	782 of 792	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	746 of 774	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	702 of 746	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	699 of 734	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	705 of 716	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	694 of 714	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	676 of 693	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	603 of 687	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Geometry19%-37 vs state

English Language Arts14%-47 vs state

Algebra 110%-53 vs state

US History9%-65 vs state

Biology 18%-66 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 US History (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 (2025)	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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th 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 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
North Park High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3400 NW 135th St	Opa Locka	33054	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 720-2995	431	9	47.8	4.4%	4 (0.9%)	222 (51.5%)	204 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2.6	785^th of 838 public high schools	6.3%		1.9	810^th of 844 public high schools	4.0%	25				21.0	11.0					10.0	19.0	8.0	9.0		$11,323	$1,693	$9,630
School For Advanced Studies North	Public	11-12	11380 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33167	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 237-1089	113	4	28.2	27.4%	16 (14.2%)	34 (30.1%)	60 (53.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)															$10,019	$732	$9,289
The Seed School Of Miami	Public, Charter	6-12	1901 NW 127th St	Miami	33167	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(855) 818-7333	232	23	10.0	73.7%	8 (3.4%)	183 (78.9%)	39 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	16.7	683^rd of 838 public high schools	18.5%		19.4	669^th of 844 public high schools	20.7%	14	46.0	30.0	19.0	23.0	38.0	14.0	42.0	15.0	6.0	20.0	40.0	83.0	44.0	22.0	$60,617	$530	$60,086
Hialeah Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	251 E 47th St	Hialeah	33013	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 822-1500	1,711	90	19.0	60.3%	18 (1.1%)	82 (4.8%)	1,606 (93.9%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21.9	656^th of 838 public high schools	21.7%		20.7	661^st of 844 public high schools	21.7%	5				35.0	43.0					26.0	39.0	44.0	62.0		$13,183	$1,579	$11,604
Cope Center North	Public	6-12	9950 NW 19th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 836-3300	28	10	2.8	71.4%	0 (0.0%)	19 (67.9%)	9 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													55.0
William H Turner Technical Arts High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10151 NW 19th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 691-8324	1,290	57	22.6	58.1%	5 (0.4%)	1,106 (85.7%)	171 (13.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	60.5	218^th of 838 public high schools	74.0%		58.5	229^th of 844 public high schools	72.9%	11				76.0	68.0					65.0	48.0	67.0	88.0		$10,877	$1,216	$9,661
Miami Lakes Educational Center	Public, Magnet	9-12	5780 NW 158th St	Miami Lakes	33014	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 557-1100	1,109	45	24.6	45.4%	19 (1.7%)	388 (35.0%)	679 (61.2%)	19 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	81.3	59^th of 838 public high schools	93.0%		82.2	60^th of 844 public high schools	92.9%	1				85.0	87.0					88.0	70.0	87.0	96.0		$11,011	$973	$10,038
Miami Lakes Educational Center And Technical College	Public	9-12	5780 NW 158th St	Miami Lakes	33014	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 557-1100	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Miami Central Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1781 NW 95th St	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 696-4161	1,414	73	19.3	63.8%	19 (1.3%)	971 (68.7%)	422 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	28.5	606^th of 838 public high schools	27.7%		23.9	645^th of 844 public high schools	23.6%	39				41.0	37.0					34.0	25.0	62.0	79.0		$13,280	$1,677	$11,604
Miami Carol City Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3301 Miami Gardens Dr	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 621-5681	859	45	19.0	67.1%	6 (0.7%)	676 (78.7%)	171 (19.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	47.6	373^rd of 838 public high schools	55.5%		47.9	359^th of 844 public high schools	57.5%	14				47.0	53.0					54.0	61.0	73.0	83.0		$14,480	$2,351	$12,129

Frequently Asked Questions about North Park High School

What district is North Park High School in?

Miami-Dade

Is North Park High School a good school?

North Park High School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Florida high schools.

How many students attend North Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended North Park High School.

What is the racial makeup of North Park High School?

Students at North Park High School are 52% African American, 47% Hispanic.

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 18, 2026

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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