The top reported proficiency rate is 5% in Math. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Secondary Student Success Center 801
Secondary Student Success Center 801 is a public alternative school in Miami-Dade County, sitting in a residential section of northwest Miami off NW 27th Avenue. It serves grades six through eleven, though enrollment data shows students concentrated in the middle grades, with no students currently enrolled in grades nine through eleven despite those grades being listed in its range. The school is very small, with total enrollment in the dozens rather than the hundreds.
This is an alternative school, and that context matters for reading every piece of data here. Alternative schools in Florida typically serve students who have faced significant disruptions in a traditional school setting, including students who have been removed from their home schools, are working to recover credits, or need intensive support services that a conventional campus cannot provide. State testing proficiency and graduation benchmarks are measured against all Florida students, a comparison that does not account for the distinct population and mission of a school like this one.
With that said, the academic results that were reported are very low. At the eighth-grade level, both math and ELA proficiency rates are extremely small fractions of tested students, and the science assessment returned no students scoring proficient. Results for sixth and seventh grade were suppressed, which typically happens when group sizes fall below Florida's threshold for public reporting. Multi-year trend data was not available. A parent considering this school should ask the school directly about its academic programming, credit-recovery structure, and what a pathway forward looks like for students who stabilize here and want to return to a traditional setting or continue to high school.
Demographic data shows the student body is predominantly Black, with a meaningful share of Hispanic students and very few students of other racial or ethnic backgrounds. About half of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available in the dataset.
No program offerings were available in the data, and civil-rights outcomes were not reported. A graduation rate was not available, and given that no students were currently enrolled in grade eleven, this metric likely does not apply in its standard form. The comparison fact-set for Miami-Dade County districts flagged all three of its comparative metrics as not applicable or missing for this school, so positioning this school against neighboring districts is not meaningful here.
The housing market immediately around the school reflects the broader Miami picture. Home values in the zip code are noticeably above Florida's statewide median, and rents have edged slightly lower over the past year, though the rent-to-income burden here remains high by national standards. Miami as a city is experiencing an unusual tension: the city itself recently registered population growth while the wider Miami-Dade County saw one of the largest county-level population declines in the country over the most recent measured period, tied in part to an immigration slowdown. Miami-Dade Public Schools as a whole is dealing with sustained enrollment decline, and publicly reported district plans in spring 2026 included proposals to close or consolidate up to nine schools across the district's three regions. Families new to the area should be aware that school assignments and building configurations may shift. A voter-approved property tax increase from 2022 continues to fund teacher pay and school safety, with the higher rate set to expire in 2027 unless renewed.
Northwest Miami itself is an urban, walkable part of the city, close to transit infrastructure including the Metrorail, and embedded in a neighborhood context shaped by Miami's dense, culturally layered character. The school is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, one of the largest urban districts in the country.
For families looking at this school, the most useful step is a direct conversation with school staff about what the alternative setting means for a specific student's situation, what supports are available, and what the realistic academic trajectory looks like from enrollment onward.
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