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1 / 25#25. The Cushman School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Miami, FL
- Enrollment: 789 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
Best high schools in the Miami metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Miami metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Westminster Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Palmetto Bay, FL
- Enrollment: 1,280 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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3 / 25#23. School for Advanced Studies - Wolfson
- School type: Public School
- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 129 (43:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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4 / 25#22. St. Thomas Aquinas High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Enrollment: 2,045 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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5 / 25#21. The College Academy at Broward College
- School type: Public School
- Location: Broward County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 487 (29:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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6 / 25#20. School for Advanced Studies - Homestead
- School type: Public School
- Location: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
- Enrollment: 135 (34:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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7 / 25#19. Suncoast Community High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Palm Beach County School District, FL
- Enrollment: 1,592 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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8 / 25#18. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts
- School type: Public School
- Location: Palm Beach County School District, FL
- Enrollment: 1,374 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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9 / 25#17. Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Miami, FL
- Enrollment: 1,360 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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10 / 25#16. A.D. Henderson University School & FAU High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Boca Raton, FL
- Enrollment: 1,325 (32:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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11 / 25#15. Boca Prep International School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Boca Raton, FL
- Enrollment: 229 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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12 / 25#14. Sagemont Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Weston, FL
- Enrollment: 435 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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13 / 25#13. Scheck Hillel Community School
- School type: Private School
- Location: North Miami Beach, FL
- Enrollment: 1,305 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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14 / 25#12. Saint Andrew's School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Boca Raton, FL
- Enrollment: 1,335 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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15 / 25#11. Palmer Trinity School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Miami, FL
- Enrollment: 804 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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16 / 25#10. Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
- School type: Private School
- Location: Miami, FL
- Enrollment: 869 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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17 / 25#9. Donna Klein Jewish Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Boca Raton, FL
- Enrollment: 759 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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18 / 25#8. Miami Country Day School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Miami, FL
- Enrollment: 1,250 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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19 / 25#7. Gulliver Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Pinecrest, FL
- Enrollment: 2,226 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. Pine Crest School - Fort Lauderdale Campus
- School type: Private School
- Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Enrollment: 1,803 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. NSU University School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Davie, FL
- Enrollment: 1,840 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Posnack Jewish Day School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Davie, FL
- Enrollment: 917 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus
- School type: Private School
- Location: Delray Beach, FL
- Enrollment: 2,001 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Ransom Everglades School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Coconut Grove, FL
- Enrollment: 1,208 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. American Heritage Schools, Broward Campus
- School type: Private School
- Location: Plantation, FL
- Enrollment: 2,999 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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