Miami Lakes Educational Center

Miami Lakes Educational Center is a high school located in Miami Lakes, FL, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 1,025 students. Operated by Miami-Dade, the campus sits about 12.5 miles from The Miami's newsroom and is part of The Miami's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 43 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 23.8:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Miami Lakes Educational Center 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.

High school news from Miami Lakes Educational Center — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Miami's Miami Lakes coverage.

Tip about Miami Lakes Educational Center? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Miami Lakes Educational Center". 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.