Summary:
The 21 schools in Miami's 33147 zip code, part of the Miami-Dade County Public School District, serve a diverse range of students from elementary through high school, but the area is marked by a stark divide between a few standout performers and many schools facing significant challenges.
For parents, the clear academic leader is William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, which earns a 4-star rating with a 97.2% graduation rate and strong test scores, all while keeping chronic absenteeism below the district average. In contrast, Stellar Leadership Academy is in crisis with a 20.3% graduation rate and 75% chronic absenteeism, despite having the lowest poverty rate among high schools. Madison Middle School presents a paradox: its overall ranking is low, yet 100% of its students in advanced courses like Geometry and Biology are proficient. Meanwhile, Poinciana Park Elementary School is the lowest-performing elementary school with a 0-star rating and critically low test scores. Alternative schools like Cope Center North and Phoenix Academy of Excellence serve students with severe challenges but show extremely high chronic absenteeism (65-86%) and very low academic outcomes.
The most critical takeaway is that chronic absenteeism is the single biggest predictor of poor performance in this zip code, with schools above 40% absenteeism almost universally failing. Another key insight is that high spending does not guarantee success—struggling schools like Poinciana Park spend over $25,000 per student, while high-performing Turner Tech spends a modest $10,877. The contrast between Miami Central Senior High School (65.6% chronic absenteeism) and Turner Tech (27.2%) shows that addressing attendance is the most powerful lever for improvement, even in schools with similar poverty levels.
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