Miami Edison Senior High School

Miami Edison Senior High School
Location
6161 Northwest 5th Court

Little Haiti, Miami
,
Florida
33127

United States
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1930
School district
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Principal
Leon P. Maycock
Staff39.00 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment631 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio
16.18
Campus type
Urban
ColorsRed, Gray and Black      
MascotRed Raider
Team nameRed Raiders
YearbookBeacon
Websiteedison.dadeschools.net

Miami Edison High School is a secondary school located at 6161 NW 5 Ct. in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. Its provost is Leon Maycock.

Miami Edison is an inner-city school. As of 2011, it is known for historically having the largest Haitian-American student population of any Miami-Dade public school.

History

After the 2010 Haiti earthquake occurred, the MDCPS expected a large influx of students to Miami Edison. Ultimately, only six earthquake survivors enrolled there, with other students enrolling at other high schools.

Demographics

As of 2008, the school had 1,150 students. 240 of them were taking English as a second language classes, with the majority of them having Haitian Creole as their primary language.


Academics

The state's accountability program grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the reading, math, writing, and science FCATs.

The school's grades by year since the FCAT began in 1998 are:

News

In 2001, Leadership Miami and the Inner City Youth Center Miami Youth Center enlisted noted area abstract artist Antonia Gerstacker to organize area youth to help paint an inspirational mural facing the school's sports grounds.

In response to an arrest made on 29 February 2008, a riot broke out the following day (Friday). Miami-Dade Police, Miami-Dade County School Police, and Florida Highway Patrol officials reported to the scene.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MIAMI EDISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Winerip, Michael. "New Influx of Haitians, but Not Who Was Expected" (Archive). The New York Times. January 15, 2011. Retrieved on February 24, 2016. In print as: "New Influx Of Haitians, But Not Who Was Expected" - January 16, 2011, p. A17.
  3. ↑ Gabrieli, Christopher and Warren Goldstein. Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents, and Safer Neighborhoods. John Wiley & Sons, April 25, 2008. ISBN 047025808X, 9780470258088. p. 201.
  4. ↑ "Florida School Grades Archives". www.fldoe.org. November 22, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ Violent riot incident Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Richey, Scott (June 18, 2025). "Michael Clayton back on Illinois campus — again". The News-Gazette. Retrieved October 11, 2026.

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