THIRD IN A SERIES
3 men on a mission to save failing school
A trio of leaders strive to make Miami Central Senior High a school that its community can be proud of.
About Miami Central
- Address: 1781 NW 95th St.
- Built: 1959
- Magnet program: Academy of Information Technology (est. 1990)
- Colors: Forest green, white
- Mascot: Rockets (to honor NASA)
- Athletic rival: Miami Northwestern
- Motto: "Ad Astra Per Aspera" - To the Stars Through Adversity
- Accolades: Known for its award-winning marching band and football team
- Students: 1,600
- Population by ethnicity
- Black non-Hispanic: 80 percent
- Hispanic: 19 percent
- White non-Hispanic: 1 percent
- Percentage of students receiving a free or reduced-price lunch, an indicator of poverty: 56.5
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SECOND IN A SERIES
School devoted to FCAT success
Miami Herald journalists have been granted unprecedented access to Miami Central High as it works to end a string of five straight F's on the FCAT.
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FIRST IN A SERIES
Principal strives to remake Miami Central High
Miami Central High is fighting to avoid a grim distinction: the first Florida public school closed, or radically overhauled, because of academic failure.
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About this series
For years The Miami Herald has been reporting the story of Florida's failing schools. The one with the worst academic record in the state: Miami Central Senior High.
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