Miami Beach Senior High, 2231 Prairie Ave.: grades 9-12, 2,134 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 Miami Beach 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.

Miami Beach Senior High is on Prairie Avenue in the City of Miami Beach. A small part of Miami is in its zone: 208 of the city’s address points, on the Venetian Islands along Venetian Way, on Dodge Island at PortMiami and on Watson Island. It earned a B in 2026.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-532-4515, 2231 Prairie Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139
  • School website: miamibeachseniorhigh.net
  • 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 2231 Prairie Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139
Phone 305-532-4515
Grades 9 to 12
Mascot Hi-Tide Harry
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-7201

Principal

Principal Al Torossian, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 2,134 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 85 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 25.1 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 1,858 students against a capacity of 2,354; it does not give a date for that count.

Programs and academies

The principal’s message on the school website names the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, Advanced Placement, AP Capstone, dual enrollment and academy courses with certification exams. The site lists seven academies: Communication and Digital Media, Creative Arts, Education and Training, Hospitality and Tourism, Information Technology, Marine and Environmental Science, and Visual and Performing Arts.

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 B
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: 59%
  • Math achievement: 39%
  • Science achievement: 57%
  • Social studies achievement: 81%
  • Four-year graduation rate (2024-25): 94%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 71%

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 Baker’s Haulover Inlet and Atlantic Ocean, the line runs south on ocean to the southern tip of Fisher Island, west through Biscayne Bay including Dodge Island to the Intracoastal Waterway, north along the Intracoastal Waterway to Baker’s Haulover Inlet, east to Atlantic Ocean, and back to the starting point. The directory dates the zone to the 1989-90 school year.

Schools the district’s directory places in the Miami Beach Senior High feeder pattern:

  • Middle schools: Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
  • Elementary and K-8 schools: Biscayne Beach Elementary, Miami Beach Fienberg/Fisher K-8, Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary, North Beach Elementary, Ruth K Broad/Bay Harbor K-8 Center and Treasure Island Elementary

In Miami-Dade County’s high school attendance boundary map, 208 Miami address points, under 1% of the city’s, fall in the Miami Beach Senior High zone, on Venetian Way, Dodge Island and Watson Island.

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

Calendar and bell times

Classes run from 7:20 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 Hi-Tides play football in Class 5A, Region 4, District 16 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s classifications. The school’s athletics website lists:

  • Boys: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling
  • Girls: basketball, bowling, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and water polo

For game nights, see our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Miami Beach Senior High serve?

Grades 9 through 12, at 2231 Prairie Ave., Miami Beach.

What is Miami Beach Senior High’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 B in 2025.

What time does Miami Beach Senior High start?

Classes run from 7:20 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.