Miami Senior High School
2450 Sw 1st Street, Miami, FL, 33135-1402 -  Map
School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Miami 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 3399 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 167 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 1027 students
Grade 10 - 1043 students
Grade 11 - 772 students
Grade 12 - 557 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 1% 2%
% Hispanic 91% 22%
% Black 5% 23%
% White 3% 52%
Additional Student Information
This School
(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 59% 26%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
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%
In the News:
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School Notes:
  • Miami High School is a secondary school located at 2450 SW 1st Street in Miami, Florida.
  • Miami Senior High is the oldest still functioning secondary school in the county of Miami-Dade, having opened its doors in 1903. The school's current campus opened in 1928. Groundbreaking occurred early in 1926 but due to the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926, the school's opening was delayed for over a year. The original school was established as a two-story wooden structure, for 15 students, on Northeast First Avenue. The school was first opened in early 1903, it was already grossly overcrowded on its first day; since then, Miami High School has always suffered from overcrowding. Miami High changed locations three times before it finally settled on its current three story, student campus near what is now Little Havana.
  • Miami High's official rival is Coral Gables High School but the school also has an informal athletic rivalry with Miami Beach High School.
  • The Miami High Times: The Miami High Times is Miami High's free, monthly student newspaper. It is located in room 328 and the main office located in 328A, on the third floor of the main building.
  • The newspaper began in 1923, the oldest scholastic paper in Miami-Dade County--and one of the oldest amongst the nation. The design of the newspaper has gone through many major transformations, but an even bigger transformation is expected for the 2006-2007 school year. The paper is designed using the page layout software Adobe PageMaker and photo editing program Adobe Photoshop.
  • The newsroom went through a major renovation project in July 2006. The current room consists of 25 Windows XP desktops, five printers, one flatbed scanner and several cameras. The room creates a modern working environment, while showcasing Times history by presenting many newspapers published throughout the years.
  • The staff consist of over sixty members. The editorial board consists of the: Editor-in-Chief; Senior Editor-in-Chief; Copy Editors; Business Manager; News Editors; Graphics Editor; Layout Editor; Staff Writers; and the adviser.
  • The newspaper is organized in six sections: 1.News: Normally occupies the first three pages of the newspaper and includes briefs.
  • 2.Opinion: Includes Editorials, Op-Eds, Letters to the Editor and Editorial Cartoons. Also normally three pages.
  • 3. Entertainment
  • 4. Spread: Always the middle two pages. Focuses on one major theme.
  • 5.Feature: Offers a wide variety of stories from the staff writers. Soon to include a similar column to the famous "Everyone Has A Story" articles.
  • 6. Sports: Includes a section recognizing student athletes.
  • The newspaper is a member of the Florida Scholastic Press Association.
  • Notable Clubs and Extracurricular Activities: Beta; National Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta; SECME; English National Honor Society; Interact; Key; Interact; Spanish Honor Society; PAX Service Club; DWS; Historical Honor Society; Times.
  • Activities Department: The school's activities department is extremely active in the community. Annually, MHS raises money and blood donations in the county and has a very competitive reputation. The elite Student Government Association is extremely involved. The activities office is under the management of alumna Barbara Quintero.
  • School publications include the W-MHS News, school newspaper, The Miami High Times (Sponsor, Dr. Shawn Eric DeNight) and the yearbook, MIAHI.
  • The 2006 Miami Senior High School homecoming theme has been officially announced. The theme will be: Movies, Television, Hollywood.
  • Clubs and Activities: Miami High has over 60 clubs, many of which are active every year school competitions. The IOC (Inter-Organazation Council) holds monthly meetings for all club vice-presidents to present their service and activities for that month. Each year the IOC presents three clubs from each category, Service, Interest and Honor Society, with the highest honors of the school.
  • These three awards are bestowed upon the winners at the Inter-Organazation Council Class Nite held every year in late May.
  • Notable alumni: George Smathers - U.S. Congressman, Senator.
  • Gloria Estefan - Cuban producer/singer.
  • Bob Graham - 1978 Florida Governor.
  • Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - First Latina and Cuban-American elected to United States Congress.
  • Howard Kleinberg - Author of Stingaree Century: A 100-Year History of Miami High School.
  • Barbara Garfunkel - The Miami High Times first advisor.
  • Gregory P. Mueller - World renowned plastic surgeon.
  • Edward Lopez Pastor - Arizona State Representative.
  • Sal Magluta - Convicted Cocaine Cowboy.
  • Steve Blake - NBA point guard.
  • Udonis Haslem - NBA Forward.
  • Andre Johnson - NFL Wide Receiver.
  • Roscoe Parrish - NFL Wide Receiver.
  • Atari Bigby - NFL Safety.
  • Jamaal Jackson - NFL Center.
  • Blue Adams - NFL Defensive Back.
  • Marquand Manuel - NFL Defensive Back.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (33135)
School Zip (33135)
(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 35,712 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 27%
Population Average Age 41 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $18,903 $38,396
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 2.4 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 48 years old 32 years old
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Zipcode (33135)



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School Map:
1. Miami Senior Adult Education Center - n/a - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Citrus Grove Occupational Training Center - 83 students - 0.5 mi. away - view location
3. Life Skills Center Miami-dade County - 60 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
4. Transitional Learning Academy - 29 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
5. Academy For Community Education (ace) - 127 students - 1.6 mi. away - view location
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