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Alternative public high school · Miami-Dade · Miami, Florida

Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed

Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed rates 4.5 on our scale, which leans on how many students test on grade level; on Florida's learning-gains rating it is Maintaining.

High schools, 1 to 10This alternative campus against every public high school around it rated on verified state test data, not only alternative ones.
4.5this school

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

#3,334 of 3,811 schools in Florida · Miami-Dade: 110 high schools rated, median 6.1 · Florida School Improvement Rating 2025-26: Maintaining, on learning gains

The brief

A Miami-Dade alternative high school where students score 51 points below what's typical for similar communities.

Florida rates Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed on learning gains, not on how many students test on grade level. Its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining, on 33% of possible points (Maintaining spans 26% to 49%). In reading, 33% of eligible students made learning gains; 88% of students were tested.

Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed is listed in Miami-Dade, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math10%22 students tested · state average not published · 2017 EdFacts
Reading25%15 students tested · state average not published · 2019 EdFacts
Proficiency declined earlier in the 11-year record (2009–2019), then recovered 15 points since 2016, reaching 25% in 2019.2017 EdFacts; 20 test records from FL state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
2.6
25% of the rating
Academics
1.8
25% of the rating
College Readiness
4.8
30% of the rating
Resources & Environment
10.0
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, 2017–2024

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 20% (multi-year average, 2009-2017) · reading/ELA 18% (multi-year average, 2009-2019).

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 · 2017 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2017 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • 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 · 2019 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2019 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • 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)
NCES EdFacts · 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 33142; 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, 2009-2017, multi-year average, 2009-2019; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed 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
$37,900
Median home value
$298,000
Median rent
$1,289/mo
College educated
13.2%
Homeownership
29.5%
Poverty rate
25.4%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 33142; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
72
Very Walkable
Bike Score
50
Bikeable
City reported crime
2,590/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Miami. 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 (Miami), 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
22.7%
Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).

Compare nearby

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Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible alternative schools within 15 miles, best rated first.
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Eight grade-compatible alternative schools using the same rating model sit within 15 miles, and two rate higher than Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed among the rated peers.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.

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

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

The record

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

Questions families ask

What grades does Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed serve?

Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed serves students in grades 6th through 12th.

How many students attend Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed?

Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed has an enrollment of approximately 75 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed?

The student-teacher ratio at Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed is 10.7:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed rank in FL?

Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed ranks #3,334 of 3,811 schools in FL.

What is Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed's MySchoolScout rating?

Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.5 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 Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed on learning gains instead: its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining, on 33% of possible points (Maintaining spans 26% to 49%).

What are the test scores at Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed has 20% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2017) and 18% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2019).

Is Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed a charter school?

No, Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed is not a charter school. It is an alternative public school.

Is Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed a Title I school?

No, Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed is not currently a Title I school.

What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed?

22.7% of students at Juvenile Justice Center Alt Ed 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
6th – 12th
Enrollment
75
Student-teacher ratio
10.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
7
Type
Alternative
Title I
No
Florida School Improvement Rating
Maintaining (2025-26, on learning gains)
Setting
Large Suburb
County
Miami-Dade County
Phone
(305) 694-4444
4-year graduation
<50%
Federal four-year cohort rate, class of 2021 (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
#465 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 33142)
56,437
Area average commute
31.2 min
Area median age
40.1

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.