Summary:
Zip code 33136 in Miami, Florida, is home to two high schools serving grades 9 through 12: Sports Leadership Arts Management Charter High School (SLAM) and Booker T. Washington Senior High, both part of the Miami-Dade school district.
Sports Leadership Arts Management Charter High School stands out as the higher-performing school overall, achieving a near-perfect 99.5% graduation rate and strong proficiency in US History (82%) and Biology (75%), matching or exceeding district and state averages. However, it operates with a very high student-to-teacher ratio of 39.4:1 and lower per-student spending ($9,809). In contrast, Booker T. Washington Senior High invests significantly more per student ($15,174) and has a much lower student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1, yet it underperforms SLAM in most academic areas, including English Language Arts (where only 33-37% of students are proficient) and graduation rate (94.7%). A major concern at Booker T. Washington is its chronic absenteeism rate of 58.3%, which is more than double SLAM's rate of 23.8% and far above the state average.
Despite these challenges, Booker T. Washington Senior High shows a clear upward trajectory in its state ranking, rising from the 21st percentile to the 33rd percentile in two years, and demonstrates a relative strength in Algebra 1 (51% proficient). Meanwhile, Sports Leadership Arts Management Charter High School has seen its ranking drop from the 64th to the 46th percentile. This data suggests that while SLAM currently delivers stronger academic results with fewer resources, Booker T. Washington is making investments that may lead to future improvement, though addressing its absenteeism crisis will be critical for success.
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