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School on the Brink

Percentage of students receiving a free or reduced-price lunch, an indicator of poverty: 56.5

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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.
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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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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.
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.