Miramar High School - Miramar, Florida/FL

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Miramar High School

3601 Sw 89th Avenue, Miramar, FL, 33025-3205 -

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Definition of Terms

Miramar High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Broward County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3069 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

151 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 985 students

Grade 10 - 810 students

Grade 11 - 670 students

Grade 12 - 604 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	21%	18%
% Black	69%	26%
% White	6%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

34%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Broward County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	285	24
Number of Students Managed	272,444 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$2,307,391,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$2,530,606,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,469	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$9,289	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	91%	90%

Student suspended after bringing gun to school (7 News Miami)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:10:10 pm
MIRAMAR, Fla. (WSVN) -- A South Florida student has been suspended after school officials reported he was packing heat. Police arrested the Miramar High School student after, they said, teachers discovered an unloaded gun in his backpack.
Lobbyist's ties to Broward School Board members under scrutiny (Sun-Sentinel)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 01:11:00 am
Lobbyist Neil Sterling, a former haberdasher, has attracted blue-chip clients as well as the attention of FBI agents investigating possible corruption at Broward School District. Sterling is the largest fundraiser and individual donor in School Board races.
Big performance for Miramar guard Xavier Martin (Miami Herald)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 09:14:07 pm
Not even NBA players Keyon Dooling, James Jones, Raja Bell and Udonis Haslem could match Xavier Martin on Saturday. Martin, a Miramar High school senior, scored a career-high 56 points, the most in the Tournament of Champions Back-to-School Classic history at Miami Dr. Michael Krop High School. The Classic, which runs through Sunday and concludes with the championships Oct. 10 has featured ...
Thai teacher beats student as classmate films it (Thailandnews.net)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 12:56:03 pm
A student seemed to be acting strangely at Miramar High School on Thursday, assistant principal Brian Faso was told. He kept clutching his book bag. Faso went to the classroom and asked the 16-year-o...
Volleyball success something new for Miramar (Miami Herald)
posted on September 16, 2009 at 06:26:31 am
When you think of Miramar High School athletics, football quickly comes to mind and then basketball and wrestling, but surely not volleyball -- until now.

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Miramar High School is a public high school located in Miramar, Florida. The school opened in 1970, serving students residing in southwest Broward County.
There are 2,771 students currently enrolled at Miramar High School, including 1,447 girls and 1,324 boys.
Miramar High School serves grades 9 through 12. The school houses two magnet programs: an Aviation program and an International Baccalaureate program. Miramar has an FCAT school grade of "C" for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Events
Football team involved in brawl
The Florida High School Athletic Association suspended 26 Miramar players and 28 Flanagan players for playing from one to six weeks. In addition, both schools were fined by the State of Florida (Miramar $5,350; Flanagan, $6,800) and neither school was allowed to participate in the 2008 spring jamboree and 2008 fall preseason jamboree.
Miramar's athletic program has been put on administrative probation until the end of the 2009 school year. Any additional violations during this period could result in more penalties, including being expelled from the FHSAA.
Notable alumni
Tom Truex Tom Truex - Former Mayor of Davie from 2003-2009, Broward County, Florida.
Johnny Depp - Although he did not graduate with a high school degree, he attended Miramar High School during the late 1970s.
Dean Biasucci - Former All Pro NFL placekicker, played for the Indianapolis Colts, St Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers graduated in 1980. He is also a trained Shakespearean actor.
Stephen Miciak - South Tampa Orchid Professor and Evening Dean for Hillsborough Community College.
External links
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School profile
Miramar High School Band

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