Jose de Diego Middle, 3100 NW Fifth Ave.: grades 6-8, 647 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 Jose de Diego Middle website, the School Board’s June 17, 2026, attendance zone actions (PDF), the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary maps and address points.

Jose de Diego Middle is on NW Fifth Avenue at the north end of Wynwood. Its zone is the largest of any middle school located in the city, stretching from Little Haiti through Wynwood, Edgewater, Overtown and downtown to Brickell. It earned a B in 2026 after a C in 2025.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-573-7229, 3100 NW Fifth Ave., Miami, FL 33127
  • School website: jddms.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 3100 NW Fifth Ave., Miami, FL 33127
Phone 305-573-7229
Grades 6 to 8
Mascot Jaguar
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-6361

Principal

Principal Teandra Calixte, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 647 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 41 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 426 students against a capacity of 1,071; it does not give a date for that count.

Magnet program

The school’s website describes a Visual Arts Magnet Academy and lists a visual arts and robotics magnet lead teacher. Its magnet FAQ says anyone may apply for a magnet program regardless of where they live, and that most magnets pick students by random selection of eligible applicants.

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 (60% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:

  • English language arts achievement: 42%
  • Math achievement: 46%
  • Science achievement: 48%
  • Social studies achievement: 73%
  • Middle school acceleration: 87%

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 NW 69th Street and NW Seventh Avenue, the line runs east on NW 69th Street to, I-95, south to NW 62nd Street, east on NW 62nd Street to NE Second Avenue, south to NE 61st Street, east to NE Fourth Avenue, south to Airport Expressway (State Road 112), east on Airport Expressway (State Road 112) to Biscayne Bay and Intracoastal Waterway, south along Intracoastal Waterway to Miami River West on Miami River to I-95, south to SW Eighth Street, west to SW Fifth Avenue, south to SW 11th Street, west to SW Eighth Avenue, north to SW Eighth Street, west to SW 17th Avenue, north to West Flagler Street, east to NW 15th Avenue, north to Miami River, southeast on Miami River to NW Seventh Avenue, north to Dolphin Expressway (State Road 836), east to I-95, north to NW 16th Street, east to NW Third Avenue, north to NW 20th Street, west to I-95, north to NW 54th Street, west to NW Seventh Avenue, north to NW 62nd Street, west to NW 10th Avenue, north to NW 67th Street, east to NW Seventh Avenue, north to NW 69th Street, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 2012-2013 school year.

In Miami-Dade County’s middle school attendance boundary map, 13,157 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 17%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Jose de Diego Middle in the Booker T. Washington Senior High feeder pattern.

Starting in 2026-27, all students living in the combined boundaries of the closed Phillis Wheatley Elementary, Frederick Douglass Elementary and Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8 Center attend Jose de Diego as their traditional middle school, under the School Board’s June 17, 2026, action (PDF).

Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run from 9:10 a.m. to 3:50 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 Jose de Diego Middle serve?

Grades 6 through 8, at 3100 NW Fifth Ave., Miami.

What is Jose de Diego Middle’s school grade?

It earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 60% of possible points, after a C in 2025.

Which high school does Jose de Diego Middle feed into?

The district’s school directory places it in the Booker T. Washington Senior High feeder pattern.

What time does Jose de Diego Middle start?

Classes run from 9:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.