Coral Gables Senior High, 450 Bird Road: grades 9-12, 2,894 students (NCES 2024-25), a B in Florida's 2026 grades.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Coral Gables Senior High website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory, Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary maps and address points and the FHSAA.
Coral Gables Senior High is on Bird Road in the City of Coral Gables, outside Miami, but its zone covers more of Miami than any other high school’s: about 22% of the city’s address points, including Coconut Grove, Silver Bluff and much of Flagami, plus Virginia Key. It earned a B in 2026 after an A in 2025 and 2024.
Who to call
- Front office: 305-443-4871, 450 Bird Road, Coral Gables, FL 33146
- School website: coralgablescavaliers.org
- Enrolling: register in person at the school assigned to your address; the district’s registration guide (PDF) lists what to bring
- Magnet and choice questions: the district’s School Choice and Parental Options office, 305-995-1922
- School buses: the district’s transportation department
- District main line: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 305-995-1000
| Address | 450 Bird Road, Coral Gables, FL 33146 |
| Phone | 305-443-4871 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Mascot | Cavaliers |
| Type | Neighborhood school |
| State school number | 13-7071 |
Principal
Principal Anthony Balboa, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 2,894 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 118 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 24.5 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 2,861 students against a capacity of 2,906; it does not give a date for that count.
Magnet programs and academies
The school’s magnet page lists two magnet programs, International Baccalaureate and the National Academy Foundation Academy of Finance; every student applies for those, between Oct. 1 and Jan. 15. The school’s website also lists academies, including the Academy of Business and Information Technology, which students choose as a pathway or elective track.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F. The state says school grades “provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school,” in its 2026 school grades overview.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B (62% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:
- English language arts achievement: 60%
- Math achievement: 43%
- Science achievement: 67%
- Social studies achievement: 79%
- Four-year graduation rate (2024-25): 97%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 88%
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.
Attendance zone
The district’s directory describes the zone this way. From Biscayne Bay and SW 26th Road, the line runs northwest to U.S. 1, west to SW 27th Avenue, north to SW Eighth Street, west to SW 37th Avenue, north to Tamiami Canal, southwest to Dolphin Expressway (State Road 836), west to NW 49th Avenue, south to SW Eighth Street, west to SW 57th Avenue, south to SW 64th Street, west to SW 59th Avenue, south to Snapper Creek Canal (approximately SW 88th Street), east to SW 52nd Avenue, south to SW 96th Street, east to Biscayne Bay including Key Biscayne and Virginia Key, southwest to SW 26th Road, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 1992-93 school year.
In Miami-Dade County’s high school attendance boundary map, 16,859 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 21.8%, fall in its zone.
Schools the district’s directory places in the Coral Gables Senior High feeder pattern:
- Middle schools: Kinloch Park Middle and Ponce de Leon Middle
- Elementary and K-8 schools: Auburndale Elementary, Coconut Grove Elementary, Coral Gables Preparatory Academy, Fairlawn Elementary, Frances S. Tucker K-8 Center, George Washington Carver Elementary, Henry M. Flagler Elementary, Key Biscayne K-8 Center, Kinloch Park Elementary, Silver Bluff Elementary and Sunset Elementary
Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.
Calendar and bell times
Classes run from 7:15 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., according to the district’s directory.
Next breaks on the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):
- Friday, Oct. 16: end of the first grading period
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher planning day, no students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving holiday and recess day
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter recess
Sports and activities
The Cavaliers play football in Class 6A, Region 4, District 16 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s classifications. The school’s athletics pages list:
- Fall: football, boys and girls bowling, girls volleyball, cross country, golf and swimming
- Winter: wrestling, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball
- Spring: baseball, softball, track and field, tennis, water polo, badminton, boys volleyball, girls flag football and girls beach volleyball
For game nights, see our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.
More on Miami schools
- The district’s page for Coral Gables Senior High
- Every public school in Miami
- Our Miami schools guide for the district calendar, registration and grades
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Coral Gables Senior High serve?
Grades 9 through 12, at 450 Bird Road, Coral Gables.
What is Coral Gables Senior High’s school grade?
It earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 62% of possible points, after an A in 2025.
What time does Coral Gables Senior High start?
Classes run from 7:15 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.
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