Southwood Middle School

Southwood Middle School is a middle school located in Palmetto Bay, FL, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 1,098 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 12.7 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 51 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.5:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Southwood Middle School is a traditional zoned public school within Miami-Dade, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.

State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Miami publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

Middle school transitions matter: The Miami reports on Southwood Middle School's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Southwood Middle School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Southwood Middle School". For more education coverage, see themiami.org/schools or browse The Miami's latest reporting at themiami.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.