| Definition of Terms |
American Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Miami-dade County, FL |
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| Total Students |
2900 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
140 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 814 students | | Grade 10 - 839 students | | Grade 11 - 763 students | | Grade 12 - 484 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:21 |
1:19 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
62% |
18% |
| % Black |
31% |
26% |
| % White |
6% |
52% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
34% |
26% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
7% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Dade County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
394 |
24 |
| Number of Students Managed |
363,406 students |
15,852 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$3,448,734,000 |
$150,286,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$3,439,247,000 |
$148,035,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,490 |
$9,481 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,464 |
$9,339 |
| District Graduation Rates |
76% |
90% |
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- American High School is a secondary school located at 18350 NW 67 Avenue in the Country Club CDP of unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States in Miami. The principal is Luis E. Diaz. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
- History
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In 2009 Hialeah Gardens High School will open, taking attendance boundary territory from Barbara Goleman High School and Miami Springs High School. In turn Goleman will take territory from American High School.
- Overview
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American was opened in 1976 (the year of America's bicentennial); thus, its name, mascot (the patriot) and colors (red, white, and blue) were chosen to reflect this. The school uses a Hialeah address but mainly serves northern Miami Lakes, including Palm Springs North and The Country Club of Miami.American's main athletic rival is Barbara Goleman High School. Other rivalschools include, Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, Miami Carol City High School, Hialeah High School and Miramar High School.
- In 2006 The Girls Varsity Softball Team, The Boys Bowling Team & the Boys & Girls Soccer Team all won District Championships. In 2009 the Girls Varsity Soccer Team won the District Championship and the Boys Soccer Team won the GMAC Championship. Henry Chirino won the state wrestling championship in his weight class.
- American's academies have also been praised as some of the best in the county, such as its highly praised drama club, which has won several state championships and is the best in the region. American is composed of 3 buildings. The main building which houses most of the classrooms, and the buildings which house the freshman class in order for there to be enough room for the rest of the student body in the main building.
- American was ranked in the top high schools in the nation by Newsweek Magazine. American was also ranked in the top 50 for the 2006-2007 school year. American has also received the Golden School award five years in a row. American has received a B so far this year, and is extremely close in receiving an A. If the students do well on the FCAT a A is guaranteed.
- Irving Figueroa was named the greatest student in American Senior High School with tremendous academic performance and was selected twice, in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, in the National Honor Roll.
- Americans most known and worst team is their wrestling team. Having Qualified 8 of the 14 in the varsity and having six of them place at states. 4 of them in the state finals. 225 armani Harris, 145 Leo Santibanez, 215 Luis Pimentel and State Placer henry chirino.Chirino,Pimentel and Santibanez are also nationally ranked and apart of The Florida national wrestling team.
- And having their senior team, American is ranked #10 team in south Florida and 30th in the state, will have their last chance to go for it all , and named state champions.
- Demographics
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American is known to have one of the most varied school populations in the district, it accommodates both high income and low income families. It's student population is 79% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% White non-Hispanic, and 1% of Asian descent. 47% of the students receive free or reduced priced lunch. The district average is 44%.
- American feeder pattern
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Middle schools that feed into American:
- Country Club Middle School
- Mater Gardens Academy Middle
- Miami Lakes Middle School
- Bob Graham Education Center
- Lawton Chiles Middle School
- Elementary schools that feed into American:
- Charles D. Wyche Elementary
- Mater Gardens Academy Elementary
- Palm Springs North Elementary
- Spanish Lake Elementary
- Joella C. Good Elementary
- See also
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- High school
- Education in the United States
- Notable alumni
- Jason Woolf - Major League baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals
- Chris Graveline, Nationally Syndicated Radio Personality
- James Jones, professional basketball player, Miami Heat
- Jean Targete, science fiction/fantasy book and games illustrator
- Ricky Gutierrez - Major League baseball player, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox
- Darryl Williams, Defensive Back, Cincinnati Bengals (1992-1995, 2000-2001), Seattle Seahawks (1996-1998), played collegiatelly at the University of Miami
- Vanessa Medina - Reporter, WSVN
- Mark Seymour: Musician, Star of movie Bloodline, Music award winner for performance on Trick Daddy's "Take it to Da House"
- Ivan G. Del Pino: President, Fhantum, Inc.
- External links
- American Senior High official website
- Miami-Dade County public schools
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (33015) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
49,279 people |
15,366,089 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
31% |
27% |
| Population Average Age |
31 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$43,677
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$38,396 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.2 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
23 years old |
32 years old |
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57% / 43% |
67% / 33% |
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