Ponce de Leon Middle, 5801 Augusto St.: grades 6-8, 778 students (NCES 2024-25), a B in Florida's 2026 school grades. Zoned for most of Coral Gables.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Ponce de Leon Middle website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and Miami-Dade County’s middle school attendance boundaries.
Ponce de Leon Middle is the zoned Miami-Dade County Public Schools middle school for most of Coral Gables. In the county’s attendance boundary map, about 91% of the city’s address points are in its zone. The school sits on Augusto Street, east of U.S. 1 near the University of Miami, and its principal’s message calls it an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme school.
Who to call
- Front office: 305-661-1611, 5801 Augusto St., Coral Gables, FL 33146
- School website: poncedeleonmiddle.com
- Enrolling: the school’s new student registration page; magnet and choice questions go to the district’s School Choice and Parental Options office, 305-995-1922
- School buses: the school’s transportation questions form (PDF) and the district’s transportation department
- District main line: 305-995-1000
| Address | 5801 Augusto St., Coral Gables, FL 33146 |
| Phone | 305-661-1611 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| Mascot | Explorers |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Angela C. Gonzalez, according to the school’s administration page and principal’s message.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 778 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 42 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 18.5 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 609 students against a capacity of 1,287, about 47% full; 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. A middle school’s grade also counts middle school acceleration: the share of eligible students who pass a high school end-of-course exam or earn an industry certification.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B (61% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | B |
| 2023-24 | C |
From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:
- English language arts achievement: 63%
- Math achievement: 64%
- Science achievement: 45%
- Social studies achievement: 69%
- Middle school acceleration: 76%
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.
Attendance zone
The district’s directory describes a zone that starts at SE 15th Road and Biscayne Bay, runs along Brickell Avenue and U.S. 1 to SW 27th Avenue, north to SW Eighth Street and west to SW 57th Avenue (Red Road), then south along SW 59th Avenue to the Snapper Creek Canal and east along SW 96th Street to the bay. The directory dates the zone to the 1998-99 school year. The Flagler Section, north of SW Eighth Street, is zoned for Kinloch Park Middle instead. Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.
The district’s directory places Ponce de Leon in the Coral Gables Senior High feeder pattern. It does not publish a list of which elementary schools send students to which middle school; our neighborhoods guide shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school for each part of the city.
Calendar and bell times
Classes run from 9:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., according to the district’s directory. The school posts a bell schedule (PDF) dated for the 2025-26 school year. Next breaks on the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):
- Friday, Oct. 16: end of the first grading period
- 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
More on Coral Gables schools
- The district’s page for Ponce de Leon Middle
- Every public school in Coral Gables
- Our Coral Gables schools guide for the full calendar, enrollment and magnet deadlines
Frequently asked questions
What middle school is Coral Gables zoned for?
Mostly Ponce de Leon Middle. In Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary map, about 91% of Coral Gables address points are in its zone; the Flagler Section in the north is zoned for Kinloch Park Middle.
What grades does Ponce de Leon Middle serve?
Grades 6 through 8, at 5801 Augusto St. in Coral Gables.
What is Ponce de Leon Middle’s school grade?
It earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 61% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025 and a C in 2024.
Which high school does Ponce de Leon Middle feed into?
The district’s school directory places Ponce de Leon Middle in the Coral Gables Senior High feeder pattern.
What time does Ponce de Leon Middle start?
Classes run from 9:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.
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