Schools
The district covers a total of 415 institutions,[1] including:
- 195 elementary schools
- 56 middle schools
- 0 K–8 centers
- 37 high schools
- 54 charter schools
- 23 vocational schools
- 5 magnet schools
- 18 alternative schools
- 5 special education centers
Elementary schools
There are 197 elementary schools serving MDCPS. These schools usually teach grades from Pre-K to 5th or 6th.[2]
Middle schools
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There are 58 middle schools serving MDCPS. They usually teach grades 6th to 8th, with exceptions also including 9th grade.[3]
- Allapattah Middle School
- Andover Middle School
- Arvida Middle School
- Brownsville Middle School
- Campbell Drive Middle School
- Carol City Middle School
- Charles R. Drew Middle School
- Citrus Grove Middle School
- Country Club Middle School
- Cutler Ridge Middle School
- Doral Middle School]
- George Washington Carver Middle School
- Glades Middle School
- Ham Middle School
- Hammocks Middle School
- Henry H. Filer Middle School
- Herbert A. Ammons Middle School
- Hialeah Gardens Middle School
- Hialeah Middle School
- Highland Oaks Middle School
- Homestead Middle School
- Horace Mann Middle School
- Howard D. McMillan Middle School
- John F. Kennedy Middle School
- Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School
- Jose de Diego Middle School
- Kinloch Park Middle School
- Lake Stevens Middle School
- Lamar Louise Curry Middle School
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- Lawton Chiles Middle School
- Madison Middle School
- Miami Edison Middle School
- Miami Lakes Middle School
- Miami Springs Middle School
- Nautilus Middle School
- Norland Middle School
- North Dade Middle School
- North Miami Middle School
- Palm Springs Middle School
- Palmetto Middle School
- Parkway Middle School
- Paul W. Bell Middle School
- Ponce de Leon Middle School
- Redland Middle School
- Richmond Heights Middle School
- Riviera Middle School
- Rockway Middle School
- Ruben Dario Middle School
- Shenandoah Middle School
- South Dade Middle School, grades 4-8
- South Miami Middle School
- Southwood Middle School
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School
- W.R. Thomas Middle School
- West Miami Middle School
- Westview Middle School
- Zelda Glazer Middle School
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K–8 centers
There are 44 kindergarten-to-8th grade centers (or "academies") serving MDCPS. K–8 centers are generally set up to serve communities with limited building space for two separate campuses. They are run as both an elementary and middle school out of the same campus, with joint administration, staff, and schedules. Middle school-aged students generally have separate buildings dedicated to them. MDCPS provides a full list of the K-8 schools.[4]
- Ada Merritt
- Air Base K-8 Center
- Aventura Waterways
- Benjamin Franklin
- Bob Graham Education Center
- Bowman Ashe/Doolin
- Campbell Drive
- Carrie P. Meek/Westview
- Charles R. Drew
- Coconut Palm
- Coral Gables Preparatory Academy
- Coral Way Bilingual
- David Lawrence Jr.
- Devon Aire
- Dr. Henry W. Mack/West Little River
- Dr. Rolando Espinosa
- Edison Park
- Ernest R Graham K-8 Academy
- Kenwood K-8 Center
- Ernest R Graham
- Eugenia B. Thomas
- Everglades
- Fienberg/Fisher
- Frank C. Martin International
- Gateway Environmental
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- Hubert O. Sibley K-8 Academy
- Irving & Beatrice Peskoe
- Jane S. Roberts
- John I. Smith
- Kenwood K-8 Center
- Key Biscayne
- Leewood
- Leisure City
- Lillie C. Evans
- Linda Lentin
- Mandarin Lakes
- Marcus A. Milam
- Miami Lakes
- Morningside
- Myrtle Grove
- Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach
- North County
- Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Ruth K Broad/Bay Harbor
- South Miami
- Vineland
- Winston Park
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High schools
There are 37 high schools serving MDCPS.[5] They teach grades from 9th to 12th. The first high school, Miami Senior High School, opened in 1898.
Magnet high schools
There are 120 magnet schools serving MDCPS.[6] They normally serve grades 9th to 12th. These schools do not take in students from their area. Instead, students must apply and test into these schools, which offer specific courses of study.
Adult/vocational centers
There are 23 adult/vocational centers, more commonly referred to as "night schools", serving MDCPS.[8] These centers are set up for adults to earn G.E.D.s, or for students older than the age of 16 to make up classes they have failed and have no slots for in their daytime schedules. Some night schools also offer vocational programs and free English classes for non-native speakers. Adult centers also offer free citizenship classes. They also offer Saturday classes to accommodate students who can't attend during the week. They are generally housed at high school campuses, with classes taking place in the evenings.
- American High School Adult Center
- Coral Gables High School Adult Center
- D.A. Dorsey Educational Center
- English Center
- George T. Baker Aviation
- Hialeah Adult Education Center
- Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School Adult Center
- Lindsey Hopkins Technology Center
- Miami Beach High School Adult Center
- Miami Coral Park High School Adult Center
- Miami Jackson High School Adult Center
- Miami Lakes Adult Education Center
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- Miami Palmetto High School Adult Education Center
- Miami Senior High School Adult Education Center
- Miami Springs Senior High School Adult Education Center
- Miami Sunset High School Adult Center
- North Miami High School Adult Center
- Robert Morgan Vocational Technical Institute
- South Dade High School Adult Center
- South Dade High School Skills Center
- Southwest High School Adult Center
- Virtual Adult Center - online school
- William H. Turner Technical Adult & Community Education Center
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Charter schools
There are 53 charter schools that are set up as publicly funded, but are privately operated, in MDCPS.[9] Currently there are around 19,000 students enrolled in charter schools in the county. Students that attend these schools do not need to pass an examination before being considered for a spot, but must maintain specific grades and behavioral standards to maintain their enrollment.
- Academy of Arts & Minds (high)
- Archimedean Academy (elementary)
- Archimedean Middle Conservatory (middle)
- Archimedean Upper Conservatory (high)
- ASPIRA Eugenio Maria de Hostos Youth Leadership (middle)
- ASPIRA Raúl Arnaldo Martinez Charter School (middle)
- ASPIRA South Youth Leadership Charter School (middle)
- Aventura City of Excellence Charter School (K-8 center)
- Balere Language Academy (K-8 center)
- The Charter School at Waterstone (K-8 center)
- A Child's Journey Charter School (elementary)
- City of Hialeah Educational Academy (high)
- Coral Reef Montessori Academy Charter School (K-8 center)
- Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores (middle/high)
- Doral Academy (elementary)
- Doral Academy Charter Middle School (middle)
- Doral Academy High School (high)
- Doral Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy (high)
- Downtown Miami Charter School (elementary)
- Early Beginnings Academy – Civic Center (elementary)
- Early Beginnings Academy – North Shore (elementary)
- Everglades Preparatory Academy (middle/high)
- Florida International Academy (middle)
- International Studies Charter High School (high)
- Keys Gate Charter School (K-8 center)
- Lawrence Academy (middle)
- Life Skills Center Miami-Dade County (high)
- Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School (middle/high)
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- Mater Academy East Charter School (middle/high)
- Mater Academy Elementary School (elementary)
- Mater East Academy Middle School (middle)
- Mater Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy (high)
- Miami Arts Charter School (middle/high)
- Miami Children’s Museum Charter School (elementary)
- Miami Community Charter School (elementary)
- Oxford Academy of Miami (elementary)
- Palm Glades Preparatory Academy (middle/high)
- Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School (middle)
- Pinecrest Preparatory (high)
- Pinecrest Preparatory Academy (elementary)
- Renaissance Elementary Charter School (elementary)
- Renaissance Middle Charter School (middle)
- Rosa Parks Charter School/Florida City (K-8 center)
- Sandor Wiener School of Opportunity (elementary)
- Sandor Wiener School of Opportunity, South (elementary)
- School for Integrated Academics & Technologies (high)
- Somerset Academy (elementary)
- Somerset Academy Charter High School (high)
- Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (middle)
- Spiral Tech Elementary Charter School (elementary)
- Spirit City Academy (middle)
- Summerville Advantage Academy (elementary)
- Sunshine Academy (K-8 center)
- Theodore R. and Thelma A. Gibson Charter School (K-8 center)
- Transitional Learning Academy (middle/high)
- Youth Co-Op Charter School (K-8 center)
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Alternative schools
There are 16 alternative schools serving MDCPS.[10] They are set up for as a last resort for students who have recurring behavioral or extreme academic problems. Any child released from a youth detention center must attend an alternative school until deemed ready to return to normal school.
- The 500 Role Model Academy
- Academy for Community Education
- Alternative Outreach Program
- C.O.P.E. North Alternative Education
- Corporate Academy North
- Corporate Academy South
- D.A. Dorsey Educational Center
- Dorothy Wallace Educational Center
- Headstart Transition Center
- J. R. E. Lee Educational Center
- Jann Mann Opportunity Education
- Juvenile Justice Center
- M-DVS, Miami Dade Virtual School/FLVS
- Miami Douglas MacArthur North
- Miami Douglas MacArthur South
- TAP Program
Specialized centers
There are five specialized centers serving MDCPS.[11] They are for students with extreme mental or learning disabilities which would impair them from attending classes with students without these disabilities. It is becoming more and more common for regular schools to set up their own specialized education (special ed) programs.
- Instructional Systemwide Center - administrative office that runs the individual school programs
- Merrick Education Center
- Neva King Cooper Educational Center
- Robert Rennick Education Center
- Ruth Owens Krusé Education Center
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