Summary:
The city of North Miami, Florida is home to 10 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The schools in this diverse district serve a student population with a majority of African American and Hispanic students. While some schools in North Miami are standouts, with exceptional test scores and graduation rates, others struggle with low performance and high chronic absenteeism.
The top-performing school in the area is Mast@fiu, a high school that ranks 3rd out of 807 Florida high schools and has a 5-star rating. This school boasts a 100% four-year graduation rate and impressive proficiency rates, with over 90% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 95-100% proficient in subjects like Geometry, Biology, and US History. Another standout is David Lawrence Junior K-8 Center, a K-8 school that ranks in the top 1,400 elementary schools in Miami-Dade and has high test scores, with 82-100% proficiency in subjects like Algebra, Geometry, and Biology.
In contrast, some schools in North Miami struggle with low performance. North Miami Senior High School has a graduation rate of 92.6% and high chronic absenteeism rates, over 40%. Several elementary schools also have test scores well below the district and state averages. These disparities suggest a need for targeted interventions to support the improvement of lower-performing schools and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in North Miami.
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