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Coral Reef Senior High School,
Miami's Mega-Magnet, opened its doors in 1997  as
a $32.3 million facility. Coral Reef is located in the Southwest
of Miami-Dade County adjacent
to the Richmond Heights community on 59 beautifully landscaped
acres. Two open courtyards enhance the ambiance of the school
environment. The campus includes a seven-acre community park,
four outdoor basketball courts, six tennis courts, a quarter-mile
track, football and soccer practice fields, and softball and baseball
fields. In additional, there is an agriscience land-laboratory
containing a greenhouse, garden, and aquatic and small animal
areas. Large gatherings of students, parents and community members
can be comfortably accommodated in the state-of-the-art school
auditorium, which seats 804, and the gymnasium, which can accommodate
over 2,000 people. The building itself measures 306,000 square
feet excluding the courtyard, which measures over one acre. The
initial budget was projected at $64.5 million, but when completed
on June 19, 1997 the project required less money.
The media center is also home
to the Cudavision television broadcasting studio, and the information
technology center, as well as a braille computer training station
for students, and faculty.
Coral Reef Senior High  School
is a unique four-year mega-magnet high school comprised of six
academics: International Studies/International Baccalaureate;
Business/Finance; Agriscience/Engineering Technology; Leisure
Medicine/Health Sciences; Visual/Performing Arts; and Legal/Public
Affairs. In additional to the academic, a comprehensive program
of activities and athletics is available to all students. Coral
Reef maintains close ties with numerous community professionals,
business, and agencies. Since the students have all applied to
attend (and subsequently been selected by lottery) and parents/community
totally support school programs, and environment exists which
promotes: high levels of academic commitment to the school and
outside community, and preparation for future success in the students,
approximately 24 percent of whom are white, non-hispanic students,
24 percent are African-American students, 45 percent are Hispanic
students, and eight percent are autistic, emotionally handicapped,
as well as other health impaired. Approximately 31 percent of
the total student body is currently receiving free or reduced
priced meals. All of the members of the Class of 2004 in the standard
curriculum group received a high school diploma, and 92 percent
of the seniors in the International Baccalaureate/International
Studies (IB/IS) Program received the prestigious IB Diploma.
In addition, there are five administrators,
nine counselors, including a TRUST counselor, and a College Assistance
Program (CAP) Advisor, six lead teachers, an Athletic Director,
and Activities Director, a Technology Coordinator, 29 language
arts teachers, 19 mathematics teachers, 19 science teachers, 15
social studies teachers, nine foreign language teachers, 12 fine
arts teachers, 13 vocational teachers, 6 Exceptional Student Educational
(ESE) teachers, and seven physical educational teachers. Of the
114 members if the instructional staff, five percent hold doctoral
degrees, and 44 percent have a bachelors degree. Currently, 21
percent of the instructional staff are African-American, 28 percent
are Hispanic, and 51 percent are white, none-Hispanic.
Even though Coral Reef Senior
High School is the only full-service high school in Miami-Dade
County to receive an "A" in the Governor's A+ Plan,
and has enjoyed that designation for the past three years, there
is always room for improvement. ESE and Limited English Proficient
(LEP) students have been actively recruited and have applied to
the school, although most have not been chosen by the lottery
to attend. Also there, are other academy-based schools opening
in the area which will provide competition for the most motivated
students. Coral Reef accepts that challenge and will continue
to provide a quality, world-class education for all members of
its diverse student body.
Highlights:  Full Athletic Program "A" School for 5 years Winner of "5 Star Award" Ranked #20 on Newsweek's Top Public High School in 2007 & 19th in 2008 68.4% of our students were awarded Bright Futures Scholarships in 2007 Awarded $7,304,364 in scholarship money for 2007-2008 96% of students are college bound A wireless campus with over 1,000 computers Extensive community and business participation from over 100 local businesses Internships and mentoring programs during students' junior and senior years Dual enrollment programs with colleges and universities Physical Education fitness trail at the student designed community park Three playing fields, a football field, six tennis courts, five basketball/volleyball courts and four handball courts.
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