Miami Southridge Senior High School
Miami Southridge Senior High School is a secondary school located in South Miami Heights, Florida (Miami postal address). Its current principal is Humberto J. Miret. The school serves ninth through twelfth grade students in a mostly unincorporated suburban and rural area in the southern stretches of Miami-Dade County between South Miami and Homestead.
Miami Southridge Senior High School | |
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Address | |
19355 Southwest 114th Avenue , , 33157 | |
Coordinates | 25°35′11″N 80°22′32″W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Established | September 1974 |
School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
Principal | Humberto J. Miret |
Staff | 88.00 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,882 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 21.39[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | |
Nickname | Spartans |
Average class size | 24 |
Website | School website |
Southridge's athletic rival is Miami Palmetto Senior High School.
History
Miami Southridge was the zoned high school for Cutler Bay prior to 2012.[2] Now Cutler Bay High School is the zoned school.
Campus
It is in South Miami Heights, a census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, with a Miami postal address.[3][4]
Demographics
In 2009-10, Miami Southridge Senior High School's student body was 48.2% Hispanic (of any race), 40.3% Black, and 8.7% non-Hispanic White. Smaller groups included Asian, Indian, and multiracial ethnicities.
54.9% of the students were eligible for free and reduced lunch, 19.2% were students with disabilities (SWD), and 9.3% were students of limited English proficiency (LEP).[5]
Academic performance
In 2011 Perry Stein of the Miami Herald described Southridge as "a low-performing school".[2]
Notable alumni
Baseball
- Robert Andino - Major League Baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)[6]
- Yan Gomes - Major League Baseball player[7]
- Fredi Gonzalez - Major League manager (Atlanta Braves)[6]
- Orlando Palmeiro - Major League Baseball player[6]
- Nelson Santovenia - former Major League Baseball player (Montreal Expos)[6]
- Shannon Stewart - Major League Baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays)[6]
Football
- Robert Bailey - former cornerback in the National Football League
- Courtland Bullard - former linebacker in the National Football League
- Jamal Carter - American football player
- Jameel Cook - former fullback in the National Football League
- Darren Davis - former running back in the Canadian Football League
- Troy Davis - former running back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League
- Steve Everitt - former offensive lineman in the National Football League[8]
- Steve Grant - former linebacker in the National Football League[9]
- Lamont Green - former linebacker in the National Football League
- Sedrick Irvin - former running back in the National Football League
- Tim Lester - former running back in the National Football League
- Justin McCray- NFL (Offensive Linemen) Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons
- Jeremiah McKinnon - American football player
- Winston Moss - former NFL player and coach[10]
- Branden Oliver, running back in the National Football League
- Willis Peguese, former defensive end in the National Football League
- Kevin Smith - former running back in the National Football League
- Shevin Smith - former safety in the National Football League
- Lenny Taylor, former wide receiver in the National Football League and the Arena Football League
- Mark Word, former defensive end in the National Football League
Mixed martial arts
- Mike Rio - former fighter in the UFC, also participated in the reality show The Ultimate Fighter
Notable faculty
- Steve Hertz, baseball player and coach
See also
References
- "MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- Stein, Perry (2011-09-23). "Cutler Bay On Track for New High School". Miami Herald.
- "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: South Miami Heights CDP, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- "Home". Miami Southridge Senior High School. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
19355 SW 114th Ave Miami, FL 33157
- 2009-2010 School Improvement Plan. Miami Southridge Senior High School. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Spartan Alumni". Spartan-baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- Bastian, Jordan (August 2, 2013). "Gomes gets elusive first big league trip to Miami". MLb.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- Steve Everitt Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Steve Grant Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Green Bay Packers Official Website Archived 2018-05-18 at the Wayback Machine January 9, 2013