The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in Math. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Secondary Student Success Center 802
Secondary Student Success Center 802 is a Miami-Dade County public alternative school serving grades six through twelve, located on NW 27th Avenue in Miami's Liberty City area. Its name and classification tell you its purpose before anything else: this is not a traditional neighborhood school. Alternative schools in Miami-Dade typically serve students who need a different structure than a conventional campus can offer, whether because of academic interruption, credit deficiency, behavioral history, or other circumstances. The data here does not specify the school's precise admission criteria or student population characteristics beyond what the enrollment figures show, and a parent would want to ask the school directly about its intake process and the specific supports it provides.
The enrollment is very small, serving only a handful of students across the middle grades, with the bulk concentrated in eighth grade and almost no students reported in ninth through twelfth grade despite the school's official grade span. That gap between the school's stated grades and its actual enrollment pattern is worth raising with the school or district directly.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller share of Black students, and a majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learner status and students with disabilities was not available in what was provided.
State assessment results are partial. For sixth and seventh graders in both math and ELA, scores were suppressed, likely because the groups are too small for the state to report without risking individual identification. For eighth grade, math proficiency is low and ELA proficiency is lower still. Science proficiency at eighth grade was reported as effectively zero. These are notably weak numbers, though reading them in context matters: alternative schools draw students who have often experienced academic disruption, and raw proficiency rates do not capture where students started or how much ground they have recovered. A parent should ask the school what progress students typically make during enrollment, not just where they land on a single year's assessment. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving or flat.
No graduation rate data was available, and no course access or program offerings were included in what was provided. That absence is a gap worth pressing on directly with the school, particularly for any family whose student is in the high school grade range.
The school sits within Miami-Dade County Public Schools, a large urban district navigating significant enrollment decline. The district publicly reported proposing closures or consolidations of up to nine schools ahead of the next school year, and families new to the area should verify whether this school or its assigned boundaries are affected. A voter-approved property tax, running through 2027, funds teacher pay and campus safety across the district. The district also moved more cautiously than neighboring Broward on cellphone restrictions, though state legislation is advancing toward a required districtwide policy by the end of 2026.
Miami itself is a large, dense urban city with strongly differentiated neighborhoods. The school's address sits in a residential area northwest of downtown. Publicly reported data places Miami's overall walk score in the "very walkable" range, with transit options including the Metrorail and the free downtown Metromover. The county's housing market has cooled modestly, with home values near or above the national median and rents consuming a substantial share of a typical household's income. The county recently posted one of the largest numeric population declines among U.S. counties, tied in part to an immigration slowdown, which is part of what is driving school enrollment contraction across the district.
For a family considering this school, the central question is fit. Secondary Student Success Center 802 is built for students who need something a conventional school has not provided. Its very small size means relationships with staff are likely close, but it also means course breadth, extracurriculars, and peer diversity will be limited compared to a larger campus. The academic numbers that are available are low, and the absence of program and graduation data makes a full picture impossible from the outside. Visiting the school and asking specific questions about student supports, credit recovery pathways, and post-enrollment outcomes would be the most productive next step.
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