Coral Reef Senior High School

Coral Reef Senior High School is a secondary school located at 10101 S.W. 152nd Street in Richmond Heights, Florida, United States. The principal is Nicole Bergé-MacInnes.[2] Coral Reef is locally known as "Miami's Mega Magnet School" since it offers six different magnet programs.

Coral Reef Senior High School
Address
Map
10101 SW 152nd Street

Miami
,
Florida
33157

United States
Coordinates25°37′48″N 80°21′23″W / 25.63000°N 80.35639°W / 25.63000; -80.35639
Information
TypePublic magnet
EstablishedAugust 1997
School districtMiami-Dade County Public Schools
PrincipalNicole Bergé-MacInnes
Faculty127.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment3,390 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio26.69[1]
Campus size2,742 sq.ft
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)        Teal, black, grey, and white
MascotBarry the Barracuda
NicknameBarracudas
NewspaperBaitline
WebsiteCoral Reef Senior High School homepage

According to Newsweek's list of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools in 2008, the school was ranked at 19th in the nation, making it 4th in the state of Florida at the time. In 2007, 2006 and 2005, it had ranked 22nd, 29th and 13th, respectively. This ranking is based on a ratio devised by Jay Mathews, which takes the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in that school year and divides it by the number of graduating seniors. Coral Reef was ranked 134 of all high schools in the nation in 2010.[3]

History edit

The school does not primarily serve the surrounding neighborhoods, but instead takes applications from middle school students all over the county.[4] Selection is done via a lottery system for all magnet programs except for Visual & Performing Arts, for which acceptance is based on ability; students must audition for this program. Most students living around the Coral Reef area attend Miami Palmetto Senior High School or Miami Killian Senior High School.

Coral Reef has received an "A" grade for its performance on the FCAT examination on ten occasions since the annual test was first administered in 1998.[5]

Coral Reef has three publications: the newspaper, Baitline, their yearbook, Tsunami, and the school's literary magazine, Elysium. The newspaper is published monthly while the yearbook and literary magazine are both published annually. The daily morning newscast, CRTV Live (originally known as Cudavision, and later adapted to include the channel number as Cudavision 21), airs on closed-circuit channel 21.

Coral Reef has six different magnets: International Baccalaureate, Health Sciences, Business & Finance, Legal & Public Affairs, Agriscience & Engineering Technology, and Visual & Performing Arts.[6]

Athletics edit

In the 2019-2020 marching season, the Barracuda Marching Band won straight superiors at the Marching Band Music Performance Assessment with their show "Storms of Africa" by Gary P. Gilroy and Shawn Glyde.

In the 2021-2022 school year, the Barracuda Band won the Otto J. Kraushaar Award for achieving straight superiors at the Marching Band Music Performance Assessment[7] with their show "Pirates!" by Gary P. Gilroy and Shawn Glyde, straight superiors at the District Concert Band Music Performance Assessment,[8] and straight superiors at the State Concert Band Music Performance Assessment.[9]

Demographics edit

Coral Reef is 49% Hispanic (of any race), 31% White non-Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% other races.[10]

Notable people edit

Alumni edit

Faculty edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Coral Reef Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Coral Reef High School – Home of the Barracudas".
  3. ^ "Coral Reef Senior High School: Best High Schools". USNews. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "Coral Reef Senior High School: Miami's Mega-Magnet School". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Florida School Accountability Reports". www.fldoe.org. November 22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Coral Reef High School". crhs.dadeschools.net. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "FBA District 16 Marching Band MPA". flmusiced.org. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "FBA District 16 Combined HS/MS Concert MPA". flmusiced.org. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "2021-2022 State Music Performance Assessment Report" (PDF). Florida School Music Association. October 24, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Coral Reef Senior High School (2023 Ranking) - Miami, FL". Public School Review. April 27, 2023.
  11. ^ Fraser Delgado, Celeste (June 17, 2004). "Stars are Born". Miami New Times. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  12. ^ "South Florida Teacher, Author Dies Battling Brain Cancer". CBS Miami. November 20, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2022.

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