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North Gardens High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 838 Florida High Schools

Better than 3% of Florida high schools

Summary

North Gardens High School in Miami Gardens, FL, is a small high school serving 454 students in grades 9-12 within the Miami-Dade district, but it faces severe challenges that set it apart from nearby schools. The most alarming metric is its graduation rate of 53.6% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is dramatically lower than the district average of 93.1% and far below nearby schools like Miami Lakes Educational Center (100%) and American Senior High School (99%). Additionally, the school has an extreme chronic absenteeism rate of 83.3%, nearly three times the district average, and a student-to-teacher ratio of 64.8:1, which is more than triple the ratio at schools like Miami Carol City Senior High (19:1).

Academic proficiency at North Gardens is critically low, with test scores in the single digits across all subjects, such as 4% in Algebra 1 and Geometry, and 8% in Biology 1. This contrasts sharply with high-performing peers like Miami Lakes Educational Center, which achieves proficiency rates of 70-96% in the same subjects. Even compared to a similar struggling school, North Park High School, North Gardens performs worse, with a lower graduation rate (53.6% vs. 55.8%) and a higher chronic absenteeism rate (83.3% vs. 79.5%). The school’s performance is an outlier even among low-performing schools in the district.

Interestingly, North Gardens has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (5.95%), which typically correlates with higher performance, but the school defies this trend, suggesting its struggles stem from systemic issues like severe staffing shortages and student disengagement. There is a glimmer of hope, as the graduation rate has improved from 16.1% in 2021-2022 to 53.6% in 2024-2025, indicating recent interventions may be helping keep students enrolled. However, the combination of a 64.8:1 student-teacher ratio, 83% chronic absenteeism, and single-digit test scores points to a school in crisis that requires immediate and drastic intervention to address these foundational problems.

454

Students ?

64.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,054

Per pupil spending ?

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4692f NW 183rd St
Miami Gardens, FL 33055

(786) 528-6308

District: Miami-Dade

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.4%

Hispanic:

43.6%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (8% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Florida average (54% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg68%

Florida avg64%

816^th of 838

Florida public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^th of 108High 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	1.4	816 of 838	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	800 of 844	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	758 of 807	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	772 of 792	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	713 of 774	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	709 of 746	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	675 of 734	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	625 of 716	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	663 of 714	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	653 of 693	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	591 of 687	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts9%-51 vs state

Biology 18%-66 vs state

US History8%-66 vs state

Algebra 14%-59 vs state

Geometry4%-52 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 4, 2017

Hispanic girl in front desk thinks she owns the school. Gives limited info and has a very bad attitude. Spent more time flirting with a police officer that was there then helping me out. This was back in May, I hope she is no longer there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (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 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Gardens High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4692f NW 183rd St	Miami Gardens	33055	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 528-6308	454	7	64.8	5.9%	6 (1.3%)	247 (54.4%)	198 (43.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1.4	816^th of 838 public high schools	2.6%		2.2	800^th of 844 public high schools	5.2%	16	10.0	9.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	8.0	$11,054	$1,029	$10,026
Acceleration Academies-Central Miami	Public	8-12	4719 NW 183rd St	Miami	33055	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(786) 629-1447	375	0		3.7%	11 (2.9%)	144 (38.4%)	216 (57.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6.4	727^th of 838 public high schools	13.2%		8.1	712^th of 844 public high schools	15.6%	15	17.0	32.0	25.0	10.0	27.0	30.0	$8,457	$31	$8,426
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
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 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
American Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	18350 NW 67th Ave	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 557-3770	1,582	73	21.6	51.1%	19 (1.2%)	433 (27.4%)	1,121 (70.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	30.1	582^nd of 838 public high schools	30.5%		33.1	548^th of 844 public high schools	35.1%	34	46.0	46.0	45.0	35.0	62.0	61.0	$12,379	$1,375	$11,004
Miramar High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3601 SW 89th Ave	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 323-1350	1,950	74	26.3	43.4%	53 (2.7%)	1,505 (77.2%)	339 (17.4%)	23 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.4%)	37	507^th of 838 public high schools	39.5%		46.6	379^th of 844 public high schools	55.1%	128	52.0	60.0	34.0	28.0	54.0	73.0	$9,975	$668	$9,306
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
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7977 W 12th Ave	Hialeah	33014	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 823-1330	1,367	66	20.7	56.5%	22 (1.6%)	226 (16.5%)	1,108 (81.1%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	19.8	666^th of 838 public high schools	20.5%		20.6	663^rd of 844 public high schools	21.4%	3	39.0	39.0	27.0	37.0	49.0	54.0	$13,990	$1,758	$12,232
Miami Norland Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1193 NW 193rd St	Miami	33169	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 653-1416	1,653	75	22.0	57.9%	9 (0.5%)	1,462 (88.4%)	171 (10.3%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38.2	495^th of 838 public high schools	40.9%		41.8	439^th of 844 public high schools	48.0%	56	48.0	54.0	38.0	42.0	69.0	73.0	$11,258	$1,550	$9,709

Frequently Asked Questions about North Gardens High School

What is the racial makeup of North Gardens High School?

Students at North Gardens High School are 54% African American, 44% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is North Gardens High School a good school?

North Gardens High School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Florida high schools.

What district is North Gardens High School in?

Miami-Dade

How many students attend North Gardens High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended North Gardens High School.

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