Miami Senior High, 2450 SW First St., Miami, is zoned for a few Coral Gables addresses: grades 9-12, 3,100 students (NCES 2024-25), an A in 2026.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Miami Senior High website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory, Miami-Dade County’s high school attendance boundaries and address points, and the FHSAA.

Miami Senior High is a Miami-Dade County Public Schools high school on SW First Street in Miami, less than two miles east of the Flagler Section. Its zone touches Coral Gables only at the city’s northeast edge: in the county’s attendance boundary map, eight Coral Gables address points on Ponce de Leon Boulevard and West Flagler Street, near SW 37th Avenue, are in the Miami Senior High zone. Nearly all of the city is zoned for Coral Gables Senior High, and the far south for Miami Palmetto Senior High. If you live near that corner, check the address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-649-9800, 2450 SW First St., Miami, FL 33135
  • School website: miamiseniorhigh.org
  • Magnet and choice questions: the district’s School Choice and Parental Options office, 305-995-1922
  • School buses: the district’s transportation department
  • District main line: 305-995-1000
Address 2450 SW First St., Miami, FL 33135
Phone 305-649-9800
Grades 9 to 12
Mascot Stingarees
District Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Principal

Principal Benny Valdes, according to the school’s administration page.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 3,100 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 126 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 24.6 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 2,861 students against a capacity of 2,613; it does not give a date for that count.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. The state says school grades “provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school,” in its 2026 school grades overview.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (68% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:

  • English language arts achievement: 58%
  • Math achievement: 53%
  • Science achievement: 73%
  • Social studies achievement: 81%
  • Four-year graduation rate (2024-25): 96%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 90%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

Attendance zone

The district’s directory describes the zone as starting at NW Seventh Street and NW 37th Avenue, running south to SW Eighth Street, east to SW 27th Avenue and U.S. 1 and on to Brickell Avenue and Biscayne Bay, then back north and west through Little Havana. The directory dates the zone to the 1999-2000 school year. Schools the directory places in the Miami Senior High feeder pattern include Shenandoah Middle, Coral Way K-8 Center, Citrus Grove K-8 Center and Kensington Park Elementary.

Magnet programs

The school’s magnet page describes a Teaching Magnet Program and a Legal and Public Affairs Magnet. The district’s magnet applications run Oct. 1 to Jan. 15.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run from 7:20 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., according to the district’s directory; the school posts its bell schedules. Next breaks on the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher planning day, no students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving holiday and recess day
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter recess

Sports and activities

The Stingarees play football in Class 6A, Region 4, District 15 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s classifications. The school’s athletics page lists boys varsity basketball and varsity football pages, schedules and athletic forms. For game nights, see our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

Is any of Coral Gables zoned for Miami Senior High?

A small corner. In Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary map, eight Coral Gables address points on Ponce de Leon Boulevard and West Flagler Street near SW 37th Avenue fall in the Miami Senior High zone. The rest of the city is zoned for Coral Gables Senior High or Miami Palmetto Senior High.

What grades does Miami Senior High serve?

Grades 9 through 12, at 2450 SW First St. in Miami.

What is Miami Senior High’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 68% of possible points, and an A in each of the two years before.

What time does Miami Senior High start?

Classes run from 7:20 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.