Miami Palmetto Senior High School is a secondary school located at 7460 S.W. 118th Street in Pinecrest, Florida, USA, a Miami suburb; its principal is Howard Weiner. The school is on 23 acres (93,000 m²) in southwest Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. Miami Norland Senior High is Palmetto's sister school by original blueprints. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
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Miami Palmetto Senior High School is a secondary school located at 7460 S.W. 118th Street in Pinecrest, Florida, USA, a Miami suburb; its principal is Howard Weiner. The school is on 23 acres (93,000 m²) in southwest Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. Miami Norland Senior High is Palmetto's sister school by original blueprints. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Palmetto's athletic rivals are Miami Killian High School and Coral Reef High School. Coral Gables High School was a rival throughout much of the school's history.
The school was built in 1958. Palmetto serves a diverse population both culturally and socio-economically. It is the last public high school with a white majority in Miami Dade county. The school is 42% white non-Hispanic, 33% Hispanic, 16% black non-Hispanic, and 9% Asian.
Palmetto students score higher on both state and national assessments than any other standard (non-magnet) public...
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