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Old 04-11-2010, 09:45 AM
 
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We are moving from CT to the MIAMI area and our living location strongly is based on the best public schools. We have a 3 year old and an 8 year old. CT has an excellent public school system so it's never been an issue.

Miami though is certainly more spotty and any help in this area is greatly appreciated. Also, are there any top public school areas in the Miami Beach area (north or south). Thanks much in advance...
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Old 04-11-2010, 09:57 AM
 
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We are moving from CT to the MIAMI area and our living location strongly is based on the best public schools. We have a 3 year old and an 8 year old. CT has an excellent public school system so it's never been an issue.

Miami though is certainly more spotty and any help in this area is greatly appreciated. Also, are there any top public school areas in the Miami Beach area (north or south). Thanks much in advance...
Look in Pinecrest, South Miami, Kendall, Coral Gables, Miami Lakes, Doral, Aventura, Surfside, North Bay Village, and Miami Beach for good public schools. Please let me know if you need any more specific information.
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Old 04-11-2010, 01:13 PM
 
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oh boy, im graduating this year. an honestly if i could i would got to miami beach SHS. they just built a new building, its very nice, and it wil be a magnet school next year.
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Old 04-12-2010, 03:30 PM
 
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach FL
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Education is an issue in all of Florida (the public systems are pretty awful). Most of our friends (both in Miami and up here in NE Florida) might have sent their kids to a public elementary school in an excellent district - but generally switched to private schools at the middle school/high school level. Robyn
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Old 04-12-2010, 08:56 PM
 
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Look in Pinecrest, South Miami, Kendall, Coral Gables, Miami Lakes, Doral, Aventura, Surfside, North Bay Village, and Miami Beach for good public schools. Please let me know if you need any more specific information.
Thanks for the reply. I have heard Pinecrest and Sunset Elementary ... what metrics are used to gauge these schools? greatschools.com has a list of schools but it's difficult to know which would be universally agreed as to the best of Miami and how they're measured against others. Where we live now and where I grew up, there are schools that are considered the best, no matter who you ask. I'm finding that in Miami, everyone tells you that their neighborhood is great...which is hard to take seriously. If we move, we don't want to move again because of schooling ...

thanks again and anything further is appreciated...
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Old 04-13-2010, 06:31 AM
 
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I just learned that just because you are in the Sunset Elem district or even live across the street, doesn't mean your child will get into Sunset Elem. There are so many people trying to get in, that people that live in the schools district don't always have a 100% chance of getting in. If your child doesn't get in, I think Coral Gables Elm or Coconut Groves Elm would be the alternates.

The best schools are in Pinecrest and South Miami, there are some great magnet schools not in these areas. You would have to apply and probably drive to those magnet schools. East Kendall also has pretty good schools.
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Old 04-13-2010, 06:43 PM
 
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Thanks for the reply. I have heard Pinecrest and Sunset Elementary ... what metrics are used to gauge these schools? greatschools.com has a list of schools but it's difficult to know which would be universally agreed as to the best of Miami and how they're measured against others. Where we live now and where I grew up, there are schools that are considered the best, no matter who you ask. I'm finding that in Miami, everyone tells you that their neighborhood is great...which is hard to take seriously. If we move, we don't want to move again because of schooling ...

thanks again and anything further is appreciated...
doggiebus is right. No matter where you live in Florida - there is no guarantee that your kids will wind up in public school X if you buy a house on block Y. Everything is subject to change. Robyn
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Old 04-13-2010, 11:53 PM
 
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Thanks for the reply. I have heard Pinecrest and Sunset Elementary ... what metrics are used to gauge these schools? greatschools.com has a list of schools but it's difficult to know which would be universally agreed as to the best of Miami and how they're measured against others. Where we live now and where I grew up, there are schools that are considered the best, no matter who you ask. I'm finding that in Miami, everyone tells you that their neighborhood is great...which is hard to take seriously. If we move, we don't want to move again because of schooling ...

thanks again and anything further is appreciated...
South Miami and Pinecrest are hands down the best when looking at the elementary-middle-high school pattern in general. There are a lot of good elementary schools in the county, but this number dwindles significantly as you move up in level. Then again, I never understood what makes a school "good" or not. I'm a strong believer that the socioeconomics of the student population significantly affects the environment of a school, which doesn't explain why Palmetto High is considered outstanding whereas nearby schools like Killian, Sunset, and South Miami are just "okay."
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Old 04-14-2010, 07:38 AM
 
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South Miami and Pinecrest are hands down the best when looking at the elementary-middle-high school pattern in general. There are a lot of good elementary schools in the county, but this number dwindles significantly as you move up in level. Then again, I never understood what makes a school "good" or not. I'm a strong believer that the socioeconomics of the student population significantly affects the environment of a school, which doesn't explain why Palmetto High is considered outstanding whereas nearby schools like Killian, Sunset, and South Miami are just "okay."
Well, when speaking of high schools, all of the others are much more economically diverse than Palmetto. Palmetto draws from an attendance zone than is almost exclusively upper middle and upper class. Killian draws from a mostly middle/upper middle class zone, but has a large working/lower middle class area zoned for it as well. South Miami also draws from upper, middle, and working class areas. Sunset draws from lower middle to upper middle class areas. Elementary school attendance zones are much smaller and neighborhood-specific. Though there are some cases where schools are done by lottery (South Miami/Coral Gables east of US1, I believe - which is where Sunset Elementary is), most elementary schools are neighborhood schools, meaning that if you live in the small area near the school, your kids are zoned for the school.

Also, I would actually say that the East Kendall feeder zone has a better reputation, on the whole, than that of South Miami; mostly because South Miami High, though fine, isn't perceived to be as "good" as Killian. If I had a child, I would send him/her to any of the schools we're talking about, though. I know people who have been very successful in life, even after having graduated from "bad" schools like Hialeah High.

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Old 04-14-2010, 11:14 AM
 
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Well, when speaking of high schools, all of the others are much more economically diverse than Palmetto. Palmetto draws from an attendance zone than is almost exclusively upper middle and upper class. Killian draws from a mostly middle/upper middle class zone, but has a large working/lower middle class area zoned for it as well. South Miami also draws from upper, middle, and working class areas. Sunset draws from lower middle to upper middle class areas. Elementary school attendance zones are much smaller and neighborhood-specific. Though there are some cases where schools are done by lottery (South Miami/Coral Gables east of US1, I believe - which is where Sunset Elementary is), most elementary schools are neighborhood schools, meaning that if you live in the small area near the school, your kids are zoned for the school.

Also, I would actually say that the East Kendall feeder zone has a better reputation, on the whole, than that of South Miami; mostly because South Miami High, though fine, isn't perceived to be as "good" as Killian. If I had a child, I would send him/her to any of the schools we're talking about, though. I know people who have been very successful in life, even after having graduated from "bad" schools like Hialeah High.
Good clarification. Though fwiw, Palmetto (I'm a grad myself) also draws from not-so-nice West Perrine, though that's not a huge percentage of the population.
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