Summary:
In zip code 33155, there is one high school, South Miami Senior High School, serving grades 9 through 12 with 1,611 students in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district.
South Miami Senior High School presents a mixed picture for parents. On the positive side, the school boasts a strong graduation rate of 94.7%, which exceeds both the district average of 93.1% and the state average of 92.2%. The school has also shown improvement in its state ranking, moving from a 1-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year to a 2-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year, climbing from the 24th percentile to the 31st percentile. However, academic proficiency in core subjects is a significant concern. Test scores are well below district and state averages in every subject, including Algebra 1 (36% proficient), Biology (51% proficient), and 10th-grade ELA (49% proficient). The school's strongest subject is US History, with 67% of students proficient, though this still trails the district average of 76%.
The most critical challenge facing the school is its chronic absenteeism rate of 41.8%, which is alarmingly higher than the district average of 28.2% and the state average of 31.4%. This high rate of absenteeism is likely a primary driver of the low test scores. The school spends $11,865 per student, a significant amount, but the data suggests that resources need to be more effectively targeted to address absenteeism and boost academic achievement. The disconnect between the high graduation rate and low proficiency scores is a key paradox for parents to consider when evaluating the school.
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