Design and Architecture Senior High, 4001 NE Second Ave.: grades 9-12, 486 students (NCES 2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Design and Architecture Senior High website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Design and Architecture Senior High, known as DASH, sits on NE Second Avenue in the Miami Design District. It has no attendance zone: the school describes itself as a district-wide magnet school, established in 1990, with art and design programs alongside its academic classes. It earned an A in each of the last three years of state grades.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-573-7135, 4001 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33137
  • School website: dashschool.net
  • 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 4001 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33137
Phone 305-573-7135
Grades 9 to 12
Mascot DASH Phantoms
Type Magnet school, no attendance zone
State school number 13-7081

Principal

Principal Maggie Rodriguez, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 486 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 29 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 16.8 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 478 students against a capacity of 404; it does not give a date for that count.

Design programs

According to the school’s website, DASH offers programs in architecture, industrial design, fashion design, visual communication (graphics) and entertainment technology (film), developed and taught by industry and design professionals. Incoming ninth graders can try sample projects from the five design program teachers on its program selection page.

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 A (74% 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: 85%
  • Math achievement: 57%
  • Science achievement: 93%
  • Social studies achievement: 88%
  • Four-year graduation rate (2024-25): 100%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 99%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

How to apply

Students apply through the district’s magnet application. The school’s magnet overview says applications are accepted Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 the school year before enrollment. Questions go to the district’s School Choice and Parental Options office, 305-995-1922.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run from 7:40 a.m. to 3:35 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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Design and Architecture Senior High serve?

Grades 9 through 12, at 4001 NE Second Ave., Miami.

What is Design and Architecture Senior High’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 74% of possible points, after an A in 2025.

What time does Design and Architecture Senior High start?

Classes run from 7:40 a.m. to 3:35 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.