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Miami Sunset Senior High School

๐Ÿ“ 13125 Sw 72nd St, Miami, Miami-Dade County, 33183

1,062
Pupils
20.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Miami Sunset Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Miami, Miami-Dade County. The school has 1,062 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Miami-Dade

Enrollment & staffing

Miami Sunset Senior High School enrolls 1,062 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.

Male students
605 (57%)
Female students
457 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student-teacher ratio
20.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% White and 2.4% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino97091%
White524.9%
Black or African American252.4%
Asian7<1%
Two or more races5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

574 of the school's 1,062 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 509 qualify for free lunch and 65 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Miami Sunset Senior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 118.

School district: MIAMI-DADE

Miami Sunset Senior High School is one of 542 schools in MIAMI-DADE, based in MIAMI, Florida. The district serves 333,233 students district-wide and employs 16,606 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,062 students, Miami Sunset Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 615 students per school.

333,233
District students
542
Schools
16,606
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
30%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (6) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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