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Alternative charter high school · Miami-Dade · North Miami Beach, Florida

C. G. Bethel High School

C. G. Bethel High School rates 4.1 on our scale, which leans on how many students test on grade level; on Florida's learning-gains rating it is Commendable.

High schools, 1 to 10This alternative campus against every public high school around it rated on verified state test data, not only alternative ones.
4.1this school

4.1 on a one-to-ten scale; the Miami-Dade median is 6.1.

#3,504 of 3,811 schools in Florida · Miami-Dade: 110 high schools rated, median 6.1 · Florida School Improvement Rating 2025-26: Commendable, on learning gains

The brief

A Miami-Dade alternative charter high school where students score 63 points below what's typical for similar communities.

Florida rates C. G. Bethel High School on learning gains, not on how many students test on grade level. Its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Commendable, on 51% of possible points (Commendable starts at 50%). In reading, 49% of eligible students made learning gains, and in math, 53%; 98% of students were tested. Its previous rating was Commendable, in 2024-25.

C. G. Bethel High School is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.

Math7%42 points below the Florida average of 49%High-school course exams · 74 students tested · 2026 FAST
Reading13%48 points below the Florida average of 61%Grades 9–10 · 71 students tested · 2026 FAST
Proficiency has held near 10% across the 18-year record (2009–2026).2026 FAST; 35 test records from FL state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
7.6
25% of the rating
Academics
1.5
25% of the rating
College Readiness
5.1
30% of the rating
Resources & Environment
1.4
20% of the rating

Academics is status: the share of students testing on grade level. Florida's School Improvement Rating counts learning gains instead, and Student Progress is our school-wide proficiency trend, not Florida's measure of each student's gains.

About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2026

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 4/4 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 6% (multi-year average, 2009-2026) · reading/ELA 8% (multi-year average, 2009-2026).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2026 FAST · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2026 FAST · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 33162; this does not measure the attendance area.
Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2026; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
C. G. Bethel High School and the 20 nearest high schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

Open the Miami school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.

The area

Median income
$55,993
Median home value
$345,000
Median rent
$1,535/mo
College educated
21%
Homeownership
52.8%
Poverty rate
16%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 33162; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
93
Walker's Paradise
Transit Score
50
Good Transit
Bike Score
75
Very Bikeable
City reported crime
2,922/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for North Miami Beach. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (North Miami Beach), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Programs

Advanced STEM courses
3 of 5
Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
Gifted and talented
Available
A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22

Who goes here

Free or reduced lunch
12.9%
Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).

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Eight grade-compatible alternative schools using the same rating model sit within 15 miles, and six rate higher than C. G. Bethel High School.Public-school ratings. Alternative schools only, which are few, so the distance reaches 15 miles. Straight-line distance from this campus. Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does C. G. Bethel High School serve?

C. G. Bethel High School serves students in grades 9th through 12th.

How many students attend C. G. Bethel High School?

C. G. Bethel High School has an enrollment of approximately 350 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at C. G. Bethel High School?

The student-teacher ratio at C. G. Bethel High School is 43.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does C. G. Bethel High School rank in FL?

C. G. Bethel High School ranks #3,504 of 3,811 schools in FL.

What is C. G. Bethel High School's MySchoolScout rating?

C. G. Bethel High School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.1 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown and leans on how many students test on grade level; equity data is shown separately for context. Florida rates C. G. Bethel High School on learning gains instead: its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Commendable, on 51% of possible points (Commendable starts at 50%).

What are the test scores at C. G. Bethel High School?

Based on loaded state assessment records, C. G. Bethel High School has 6% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2026) and 8% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2026).

Is C. G. Bethel High School a charter school?

Yes, C. G. Bethel High School is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.

Is C. G. Bethel High School a Title I school?

No, C. G. Bethel High School is not currently a Title I school.

What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for C. G. Bethel High School?

12.9% of students at C. G. Bethel High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.

School facts

Grades
9th – 12th
Enrollment
350
Student-teacher ratio
43.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
8
Type
Alternative
Title I
No
Florida School Improvement Rating
Commendable (2025-26, on learning gains)
Setting
Large Suburb
County
Miami-Dade County
Phone
(786) 629-7053
4-year graduation
35–39%
Federal four-year cohort rate, class of 2023 (EdFacts). Counts students who need more than four years, common where students arrive mid-year and behind on credits, as not graduating.
Rank in district
#482 of 503
Schools in district
536
District spending per student
$13,066
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
15.8%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 33162)
46,578
Area average commute
30.9 min
Area median age
38.3

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Sources and official links

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Florida Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.