Miami Edison Senior High School - Miami, Florida/FL

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Miami Edison Senior High School

6161 Nw 5th Court, Miami, FL, 33127-1299 -

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Definition of Terms

Miami Edison Senior High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Miami-dade County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1243 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

88 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 373 students

Grade 10 - 391 students

Grade 11 - 214 students

Grade 12 - 265 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	9%	18%
% Black	91%	26%
% White	1%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

62%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Dade County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

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%

Exclusive: Jasper Howard's Mother May Lose Home (CBS4 Miami)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:00:35 pm
The mother of a slain University of Connecticut football player fought back tears as she told us she has received another devastating blow just weeks after burying her only son. Joangila Howard fears she may lose her precious sanctuary: her home.
Female scholars to be featured on Book Fair panel (Miami Herald)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 03:25:03 pm
Next Saturday will be a proud day for the community. Two local high school graduates, now college professors and published authors -- Tera W. Hunter and Edda Fields-Black -- are participating on the African Diaspora Panel at the 26th annual Miami Book Fair International.
Suspect Arrested In Football Player's Killing (Local 10 Miami)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 03:40:12 pm
A man has been charged with murder in the killing of a University of Connecticut football player who grew up in South Florida, bringing some relief to the victim's family.
Over 1000 Attend Funeral For Slain Football Player (CBS4 Miami)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 01:47:04 am
There were emotional moments inside a Northwest Miami-Dade church as more than a thousand grieving loved ones, friends and teammates from the University of Connecticut said goodbye to slain football player Jasper Howard, who was stabbed to death two weekends ago.
School project raised grades (Miami Herald)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 05:04:06 am
The Oct. 17 Verbatim featured excerpts from first lady Michelle Obama's speech at the Freedom Tower encouraging mentoring as a tool to help students succeed and stay in school.

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Miami Edison High School is a secondary school located at 6161 NW 5th Court in Miami, Florida, USA. The principal is Jean E. Teal. The school is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.
Notable alumni
William Laws Calley, Jr - U.S. Army officer who some contend is responsible for the My Lai Massacre.
John Mica - Congressman
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. - Florida Congressman
William Joseph - former NFL first round pick and current defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders.
Thomas Mattingly - Astronaut, flew on Apollo 16, STS-4, and STS 51-C.
Sylvia Fowles- WNBA Basketball Player and Olympic Gold Medalists at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (transferred to Gulliver Preparatory)
Midre Cummings, Class of 1990 - Major League Baseball player with numerous teams, primarily the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins
Tangi Miller- actress on Felicity, Tyler Perry's Family Reunion
Nat Moore- former NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins
Jasper Howard - American football player for the University of Connecticut Huskies who was stabbed to death on October 18, 2009
Demographics
Miami Edison High is 91% Black, 9% Hispanic and 1% White non-Hispanic.
Academics
As part of the State's Accountability program, which grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the Reading, Math, Writing and Science FCATs.
The school's grades by year since the FCAT began in 1998 are:
1998-99: F
1999-00: D
2000-01: D
2001-02: F
2002-03: F (208 Points)
2003-04: F (259 Points)
2004-05: F (254 Points)
2005-06: F (274 Points)
2006-07: D (427 Points)
2007-08: F (377 Points)
News
In 2001 Leadership Miami and the Inner City Youth Center Miami Youth Center enlisted noted area abstract artist Antonia Gerstacker to organize area youth to help paint an inspirational mural facing the school's sports grounds.
In response to an arrest made on 29 February 2008, a riot broke out the following day (Friday). Miami-Dade Police, Miami-Dade County School Police, and FHP officials reported to the scene.
See also
Miami Edison Middle School
Education in the United States
External links
Miami Edison High School website
Miami Edison High's Great School page
Miami-Dade County public schools
riot incident
Teacher Wish Lists from Miami Edison High School on ClassWish.org

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