MIAMI ā The Miami-Dade County and Broward County public schools listed below reported the highest safety incidents during the 2013-2014 school year. The categories of the reports included fights, drugs, tobacco, alcohol and sex offenses.
Problematic schools generally serve students struggling with poverty
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Most of these schools had a majority of students who lived in a higher level of poverty than the Florida average.
A family of two was required to have an annual income below of about $20,450 to qualify for a free lunch. A family of four was required to have an annual income below about $31,000.Ā
RANKING | MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS | 2013-2014 INCIDENTS | POVERTY: Estimate on students who qualify for free/reduced price lunch |
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1 | CUTLER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL | 211 | 76 percent |
1 | MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SENIOR HIGH | 211 | 63 percent |
1 | SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 211 | 62 percent |
2 | NORTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 169 | Ā 83 percent |
3 | MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 162 | Ā 67 percent |
4 | BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 156 | Ā 93 percent |
5 | MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 151 | Ā 59 percent |
7 | HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 146 | Ā 70 percent |
8 | MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY | 143 | Ā 90 percent |
9 | MIAMI CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 142 | Ā 65 percent |
10 | G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGH | 140 | 51 percent |
10 | NORTH MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH | 140 | Ā 62 percent |
RANKING | BROWARD SCHOOLSĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā | 2013-2014 INCIDENTS | POVERTY: Estimate on students who qualify for free/reduced price lunch |
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1 | HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL | 151 | Ā 54 percent |
2 | COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | 128 | Ā 52 percent |
3 | DEERFIELD BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL | 127 | 47 percent |
4 | NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 122 | 98 percent |
5 | NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL | 110 | 73 percent |
6 | CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL | 104 | 11 percent |
7 | SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL | 101 | 45 percent |
8 | FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL | 91 | 57 percent |
9 | MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL | 89 | 54 percent |
10 | SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL | 85 | 56 percent |
10 | DILLARD HIGH SCHOOL | 85 | 68 percent |
High student enrollment did not always mean more violence, drugs
While Cypress Bay High School has the highest enrollment in Broward, about 10 percent of the reports were fights.Ā In South Dade Senior High School, which has the highest enrollment in Miami-Dade, about 56 percent of the reports were fights.
RANKING | BROWARD SCHOOLS | 2013-2014 INCIDENTS | EnrollmentĀ | 2013-2014 Grade | 2012-2013 Grade | FIGHTS |
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6 | CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL | 104 | 4416 | A | A | 10% |
8 | FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL | 91 | 2073 | A | A | 45% |
7 | SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL | 101 | 2422 | B | B | 21% |
10 | DILLARD HIGH SCHOOL | 85 | 1872 | B | A | 35% |
1 | HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL | 151 | 2113 | B | C | 21% |
3 | DEERFIELD BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL | 127 | 1164 | C | C | 20% |
5 | NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL | 110 | 1380 | C | C | 5% |
10 | SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL | 85 | 2059 | C | B | 68% |
2 | COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | 128 | 1407 | D | C | 30% |
4 | NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 122 | 553 | F | D | 36% |
9 | MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL | 89 | 2666 | N/A | A | 49% |
High violence did not always mean a bad grade, but schools with less violence were more likely to have better grades. In Broward County, among the schools with the most incident reports, 3 of the 5 with the less violence had high grades. That was not the case in Miami-Dade, where among the schools with the most incident reports, the 5 with the highest violence had "D" grades.Ā
In both Miami-Dade and Broward, more fights reported at the schools with the most safety reports did not equate to more reports of drug use and drug sales. Having a high percentage of fights did make it more likely for there to be a high percentage of reports on drug use and drug sales.
RANKING | BROWARD SCHOOLS | 2013-2014 INCIDENTS | DRUGS | FIGHTS |
10 | SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL | 85 | 11% | 68% |
9 | MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL | 89 | 0% | 49% |
8 | FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL | 91 | 11% | 45% |
4 | NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 122 | 20% | 36% |
10 | DILLARD HIGH SCHOOL | 85 | 46% | 35% |
2 | COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | 128 | 20% | 30% |
1 | HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL | 151 | 7% | 21% |
7 | SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL | 101 | 18% | 21% |
3 | DEERFIELD BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL | 127 | 15% | 20% |
6 | CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL | 104 | 24% | 10% |
5 | NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL | 110 | 0% | 5% |
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RANKING | MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS | 2013-2014 INCIDENTS | DRUGS | FIGHTS |
4 | BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 156 | 1% | 121% |
8 | MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY | 143 | 1% | 86% |
12 | JOSE DE DIEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL | 148 | 0% | 86% |
10 | G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGH | 140 | 9% | 85% |
5 | MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 151 | 3% | 81% |
2 | NORTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 169 | 0% | 81% |
1 | CUTLER BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL | 211 | 0% | 63% |
1 | MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SENIOR HIGH | 211 | 2% | 49% |
3 | MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 162 | 4% | 47% |
9 | MIAMI CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 142 | 1% | 46% |
1 | SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 211 | 0% | 38% |
10 | NORTH MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH | 140 | 9% | 34% |
7 | HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 146 | 14% | 27% |
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