Palmetto Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 715 students
Southwood Middle School
16301 SW 80th Ave, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
1,063
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
22.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 554 Florida middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Southwood Middle School
Southwood Middle School is a magnet middle school in Palmetto Bay, Florida, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Miami-Dade. The school is located in a large suburb in Miami-Dade County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,063 students were enrolled, with about 22.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Florida middle school (19.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 554 Florida middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,063 students
- Students per teacher
- 22.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Miami-Dade
- County
- Miami-Dade County
- NCES school ID
- 120039000583
Schools near Southwood Middle School
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Mater Academy Bay Middle School
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Somerset Academy Bay Middle School
Charter · Grades 6–8 · 259 students
Palm Glades Preparatory Academy
Charter · Grades 6–8 · 219 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.