Summary:
In zip code 33161, there is one high school, North Miami Senior High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Miami-Dade school district, a district rated 4 stars and ranked 20th out of 70 in Florida.
North Miami Senior High School has a large enrollment of 1,748 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1, with per-student spending of $11,807. The school's most notable strength is its exceptionally high graduation rate of 97.6%, which significantly exceeds both the district average of 93.1% and the state average of 92.2%. However, this contrasts with academic proficiency rates that are generally below district and state averages in core subjects. For example, only 51% of students are proficient in Algebra 1 (compared to 69% district-wide) and 44% in 10th-grade ELA (compared to 63% district-wide). The school does perform at or near state averages in Biology 1 (74%) and US History (74%). A key challenge is a chronic absenteeism rate of 35.5%, which is higher than both the district (28.2%) and state (31.4%) averages.
Despite these challenges, the school shows a clear and promising upward trend. Its state ranking has improved over three years, moving from the 27th percentile (1 star) in 2023-2024 to the 42nd percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. This improvement is reflected in significant year-over-year academic growth, such as Algebra 1 proficiency jumping from 33% to 51% and 9th-grade ELA proficiency rising from 38% to 46% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. This suggests that recent efforts to boost academic performance are taking hold, making the school a story of ongoing improvement for parents to watch.
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