| Definition of Terms |
Coral Gables Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| School Type |
Magnet 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 |
3638 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
161 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 1029 students | | Grade 10 - 1096 students | | Grade 11 - 848 students | | Grade 12 - 665 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:23 |
1:19 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
81% |
18% |
| % Black |
8% |
26% |
| % White |
10% |
52% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
35% |
26% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
6% |
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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- Coral Gables Senior High School is a secondary school located at 450 Bird Road in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; its principal is Jo Anne Gans.
- Gables opened its doors in 1950; its architectural design reflects a Spanish influence with its open courtyards adorned with water fountains. New buildings have been added to its campus, most recently a three-story building.
- Coral Gables High School student population numbers over 3,600 and reflecs the ethnic diversity of Miami-Dade County. Its student body consists of 79.2 percent Hispanic, 10.5 percent White, Non-Hispanic, 8.4 percent African American, and 1.9 percent Asian or Other nationalities. The student attendance rate is 95 percent.
- Coral Gables is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The last review took place in the spring of 2006. The instructional faculty consists of 183 teachers. Eighty-two members of the faculty have a Master's degree and 6 members of the faculty have earned a Doctorate degree. Coral Gables High School was one of only twelve high schools in the nation to win the Siemens Foundation's Award for Advanced Placement. It also ranks 221st in Newsweek's Top 1,000 U.S. Schools.
- History
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On September 15, 2009, 17-year old Juan Carlos Rivera, a student, was stabbed to death by another student during a fight; the suspect, Andy Rodriguez , was placed into custody. Alberto Carvalho, the school district superintendent, said that "Random acts of violence like the one we saw here today are almost not preventable."
- Newspaper
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Highlights is the Coral Gables Senior High school newspaper. It has been in circulation since 1960. It was under the direction of Brenda Feldman for more than 25 years. The advisor is Diana Van Wyk. Highlights runs from 12 to 16 pages, and it includes a News, Opinion, Insight, Features, and Sports section. The staff ranges from 15-30 members. It participates in the Florida Scholastic Press Association's (FSPA) district and state-wide conventions. The staff's work has been nationally recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) and the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA).
- Demographics
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Coral Gables SHS is 81% Hispanic, 10% White non-Hispanic, 8% Black and 1% Asian.
- Gablettes
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The Gablettes are Coral Gables Senior High's premier dance troope. For the last two years they have been taught by Karla Briceno who is a former Gablette. The Gablettes usually attend the UDA National Dance Championships in Orlando Fl.
- Gables Guard and Band of Distinction
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The Gables Guard is the elite color guard squad of Coral Gables. Color Guard at Gables High School consists of three (3) seasons. The first season being summer training and conditioning. This conditioning is in preparation for the next season which is marching season. During marching season the band and color guard work in cooperation to perform weekly at school football games, as well as the occasional marching competition. The final season is Winter Guard, better known as Indoor Guard. At this point the color guard performs and competes in competitions that take place indoors. Coral Gables Guard has been well known with their intiriquet, inovative competition routines. Each member competes at the FBA solo and ensamble competitions, in the 2006-2007 season all their members reached Superior ratings, the highest award given. Quialifing all their seniors and one sophomore for states competition.
- Alma Mater
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On Miami's southern border
Reared against the sky,
Proudly stands our alma mater,
Coral Gables High. - Onward, upward, be our watchword,
Conquer and prevail.
Hail to thee our alma mater,
Coral Gables, hail! - Coral Gables Senior High's Alma Mater was written by the school's first principal, Mr. Harry N Rath.
- See also
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Education in the United States
- External links
- Miami-Dade County public schools
- My Highschool Journalism Online Newspaper-Highlights
- 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 (33146) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
13,210 people |
15,366,089 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
73% |
27% |
| Population Average Age |
29 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$96,609
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$38,396 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.4 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
52 years old |
32 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
82% / 18% |
67% / 33% |
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