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Public secondary school in Miami, Florida, United States

School for Advanced Studies

Location

Miami

Florida

United States

Information
Type| Public secondary
Established| 1988
School district| Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Principal| Omar Monteagudo
Grades| 11–12
Campus| Urban
Color(s)|  White, Blue
Mascot| White tigers
Website| Official website

The School for Advanced Studies (SAS) is a dual-enrollment secondary school in Miami, Florida. It is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System and is located at five campuses of Miami Dade College: Homestead campus, Kendall campus, North campus, West campus, and Wolfson campus. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

## Overview

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SAS provides accelerated education for students in grades 11–12, allowing them to earn an associate's degree from Miami Dade College (MDC) concurrent with their last two years of high school.[1][2][3]

## Student eligibility

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Students interested in attending SAS must apply in the fall of their sophomore year.

Students must have:[3]

1. A minimum 3.0 unweighted grade-point average (GPA)
2. Earned required exam scores (PERT or Accuplacer)
3. Submitted the application on time and correctly
4. Record of exemplary attendance

## Campuses

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Each campus holds different and unique components.

Locations:

* Homestead: 500 College Terrace, Homestead, FL 33030[4]
* Kendall: 11011 SW 104th St, Miami, FL 33176[5]
* North: 11380 NW 27th Ave, Miami, FL 33167[6]
* West: 3800 NW 115th Ave, Doral, FL 33178[7]
* Wolfson: 25 NE 2nd St, Miami, FL 33132[8]

Curriculum:

11th grade[1] Social Studies: | AP United States Government and Politics

AP Macroeconomics

| AP United States History  | Constitutional Law Honors

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Research: | Research 1 Honors  |  |
Language Arts: | AP English Literature  | AP English Language and Composition  | Great Books Honors
Mathematics: | AP Pre-Calculus  | AP Calculus AB  | AP Calculus BC
12th grade[1] Social Studies: | AP United States Government and Politics

AP Macroeconomics

| AP United States History  | Constitutional Law Honors

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Research: | Research 2 Honors  | Internship  |
Language Arts: | AP English Literature  | AP English Language and Composition  | Great Books Honors
Mathematics: | AP Calculus AB  | AP Calculus BC  |
Clubs[1] Homestead  | Kendall  | North  | West  | Wolfson

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Arts/Gaming  | Art  | Art  | Chess  | Art
Black Student Union  | Chess  | Black Student Union  | FBLA  | Black Student Union
Culinary Arts  | Coding  | Mental Health  | Literary Magazine  | Coding
Environmental  | Debate/Mock Trial  | English Honor Society  | Mu Alpha Theta  | Environmental
Gay Straight Alliance  | Gay Straight Alliance  | Gay Straight Alliance  | English Honor Society  | Feeding South Florida
Literary Magazine  | Literary Magazine  | Hispanic heritage  | Model UN  | Hispanic Heritage
Mu Alpha Theta  | Model UN  | Math and Coding  | Science Honor Society  | Jewish Student Union
National Honor Society  | Mu Alpha Theta  | National Honor Society  | Student Government Association  | Performing and Fine Arts
Newspaper  | Science Honor Society  | Medical  | Technology Students  | Mock Trial
Student Government Association  | Women of Tomorrow  | Women of Tomorrow  | Wild West Artistry  | Sports Ethusiasts

## Curriculum

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Only offer Advanced Placement (AP), Honors, and Dual Enrollment Courses

Advanced Placement Courses

* AP United States History
* AP United States Government and Politics
* AP Macroeconomics
* AP English Language and Composition
* AP English Literature and Composition
* AP Pre-Calculus
* AP Calculus AB
* AP Calculus BC[1]

## Demographics

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Student diversity[2] Minority enrollment  | 92.5%

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Hispanic  | 82.7%
White  | 7.5%
Asian  | 6.0%
Black  | 3.0%
Two or more races  | 0.8%
Gender distribution[2] Female  | 64%

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Male  | 36%

## Awards and honors

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* Ranked #3 in the 2023-2024 Best U.S. High Schools[2] by the U.S. News on Education
* Ranked #1 in the 2023-2024 Best Florida High Schools[2] by the U.S. News on Education
* Ranked #1 in the 2023-2024 Best High Schools in the Miami, FL Area[2] by U.S. News on Education
* Ranked #1 in the 2023-2024 High Schools in Miami-Dade County Public Schools District[2] by U.S. News on Education
* Ranked #6 out of the top 2000 public senior high schools in the U.S. in a joint report by Newsweek and The Daily Beast in 2013, 2nd out of all Florida schools, and 1st out of all Miami schools[9][10]
* 7 May 2013 was declared as SAS Day in Miami-Dade County, signifying the 25-year anniversary of this nationally recognized high school.[11]
* Ranked #12 out of 30,000+ public senior high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek in 2012, and 3rd out of all Florida schools on the list[12]
* Ranked #46 out of 30,000+ public senior high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek in 2010, and 10th out of all Florida schools on the list[13]

## Gallery

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## See also

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* Academy for Advanced Academics

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "School for Advanced Studies (SAS)". School for Advanced Studies. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "School for Advanced Studies (SAS)". U.S. News.
3. ^ a b "School for Advanced Studies to Hold Information Sessions in September and October 2023". MDC News. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
4. ^ "Homestead Campus - Miami Dade College". www.mdc.edu. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
5. ^ "Kendall Campus | Miami Dade College". www.mdc.edu. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
6. ^ "North Campus | Miami Dade College". www.mdc.edu. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
7. ^ "West Campus | Miami Dade College". www.mdc.edu. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
8. ^ "Wolfson Campus | Miami Dade College". www.mdc.edu. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
9. ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools - Newsweek". mag.newsweek.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013.
10. ^ Miami Dades school for advanced Miami Herald May 6, 2013 [dead link‍]
11. ^ "School for Advanced Studies".
12. ^ Zhao, Emmeline (21 May 2012). "Newsweek: Best High Schools In America 2012". Huffington Post.
13. ^ "Newsweek High School Profile Page". Newsweek. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

## External links

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* Official website

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Institutions

| High schools|

| Neighborhood/zoned|

* American
* J.C. Bermudez Doral
* Braddock
* Carol City
* Central
* Coral Gables
* Coral Park
* Cutler Bay
* Edison
* Ferguson
* Goleman
* Hialeah
* Hialeah Gardens
* Hialeah-Miami Lakes
* Homestead
* Jackson
* Killian
* Krop
* Miami
* Miami Beach
* Miami Springs
* Mourning
* Norland
* North Miami
* North Miami Beach
* Northwestern
* Palmetto
* Reagan/Doral
* South Dade
* South Miami
* Southridge
* Southwest Miami
* Sunset
* Varela
* Westland
* Washington

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Magnets|

* Coral Reef
* DASH
* Martí MAST
* MAST Academy
* MAST @ FIU
* MAST @ Homestead
* Miami Lakes Ed Ctr
* New World
* Robert Morgan
* School for Advanced Studies
* Turner Tech
* TERRA ERI
* Young Men's Prep
* Young Women's Prep

Charters|

* Doctors Miami Shores
* Doral Academy Preparatory School
* EA
* Mater
* Don Soffer Aventura HS
* SLAM

Alternative|

* MacArthur South

Defunct|

* North Dade (1957-66)

Middle &
elem. schools|

| Public middles|

* Arvida
* Carver
* Edison
* Miami Springs
* Southwood

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Magnet middles|

* Ammons
* Martí MAST

Magnet elementaries|

* Bryan
* North Dade Center
* Scott Lake
* Southside
* West Laboratory

K-8 centers|

* Air Base
* Coral Gables
* Coral Way Bilingual
* Edelcup/Sunny Isles
* Milam

Charters|

* ASPIRA RAM
* Doctors Miami Shores
* Doral Academy
* Mater

Related

| People|

| Superintendents|

* Petruzielo (prior to 1991)
* Crew (2004–2008)
* Carvalho (2008–2022)

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Board members|

* Bendross-Mindingall
* Curbelo
* Hantman

Other|

| Broadcast|

* WLRN-FM
* WLRN-TV

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Articles|

* Middle schools
* Killian Nine

* v
* t
* e

Miami Dade College

People|

* Eduardo J. Padrón (president)
* Alumni

Events|

* Miami Book Fair International

Facilities|

* Wolfson Campus
* New World School of the Arts
* School for Advanced Studies

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