Miami Southridge Senior High School - Miami, Florida/FL

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Miami Southridge Senior High School

19355 Sw 114th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33157-8107 -

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Definition of Terms

Miami Southridge Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Miami-dade County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3678 students

% Male / % Female

54% / 46%

Total Classroom Teachers

178 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 1300 students

Grade 10 - 1195 students

Grade 11 - 563 students

Grade 12 - 620 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	48%	18%
% Black	39%	26%
% White	11%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	1%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

49%

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

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%

Southridge High teacher accused of molesting student (Miami Herald)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 01:56:11 pm
A teacher at Miami Southridge Senior High School is accused of molesting a 14-year-old former student, police said. Frank Matthew Galatas, 28, was arrested Tuesday and charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a minor.
Miami high school teacher accused of molesting boy (Sun-Sentinel)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:47:31 am
A first year teacher at Miami Southridge Senior High School has been arrested after he was accused of molesting a 14-year-old boy.
Miami Southridge high teacher accused of molesting boy (Sun-Sentinel)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:32:38 am
A Miami Southridge Senior High School teacher is accused of molesting a 14-year-old former student, police said.
Southridge High Teacher Is Accused Of Molestation (CBS4 Miami)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 04:47:49 am
A first year teacher at Miami Southridge Senior High School has been arrested and accused with molesting a 14-year-old boy who he taught while working a private school in years past.
Soldier killed in Afghanistan grew up in Miami-Dade (Sun-Sentinel)
posted on September 28, 2009 at 09:49:09 pm
Edward Bernard Smith weighed just more than two pounds at birth, and when he finally came home from the hospital was still so small he could sleep in a shoe box.

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Miami Southridge Senior High School is a secondary school located at 19355 SW 114 Avenue in Miami, Florida, USA (in the South Miami Heights, Florida area). Its principal is David K. Moore. The school serves ninth through twelfth grade students in a mostly unincorporated suburban and rural area in the southern stretches of Miami-Dade County, Florida between South Miami and Homestead. The school has hosted Kevin Bocanegra from 2005-2009
Southridge's athletic rival is Miami Killian Senior High School.
History
The School was constructed in 1974 and opened in 1976 (with only 10th & 11th graders) as an overcrowding and distance relief school for nearby South Dade High School. The first graduating class was the class of 1978. The school had only 10th through 12th graders until the 1977-1978 school year, when Southridge received their first freshmen class. The school contains one of the largest campuses in the district, featuring its own baseball, soccer and football field. An oval track has been added to the football field for athletic events.
The school's 1993-1994 football team won the State Championship title. As of the 2005-2006 school year, students are required to wear uniforms. As of the 2006-2007 school year, the school has changed from having a traditional bell schedule (all the classes in one day), to having a block schedule (certain classes on certain days).
Demographics
Miami Southridge HS is 48% Hispanic, 39% Black, 11% White non-Hispanic, and 2% Asian.
Notable alumni
Athletics
Baseball
Robert Andino - Major League Baseball player (Florida Marlins).
Fredi Gonzalez - Major League coach, (Florida Marlins).
Orlando Palmeiro - Major League Baseball player (California Angels/Houston Astros).
Nelson Santovenia - former Major League Baseball player (Montreal Expos).
Shannon Stewart - Major League Baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays).
Football
Willis Peguese, Class of 1986 - Defensive Lineman, played collegiately at the University of Miami
Steve Everitt, Class of 1988 - Offensive Lineman in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles; played collegiately at the University of Michigan
Lamont Green, Class of 1993 - Linebacker 1993 USA TODAY National Defensive Player of the Year. 1993 Florida Highschool Player of the year. 1993 State 5A Champion Florida State University Started Junior and Senior years at FSU. Was apart of the 1997 National Championship team. ACC All Conference Senior year. NFL Signed as an un-drafted Free Agent with the Atlanta Falcons. Retired due to injuires.
Troy Davis, Class of 1994 - Running Back in the National Football League (New Orleans Saints, 1997-1999) and Canadian Football League; all-time leading rusher (4,382 yards) at Iowa State University; two-time NCAA rushing leader.
Darren Davis, Class of 1996 - Running Back in the Canadian Football League; #2 all-time leading rusher (3,763 yards) in Iowa State University football history.
Kevin Smith - NFL player, playing for the Detroit Lions. Led the nation in rushing yards in 2007 with the UCF Knights.
Eric Adeyemi - College Football player, currently playing for the University of Kentucky
Winston Moss
See also
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Southridge alumni

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