Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School


Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School, locally referred to as HML, is a public high school operated by Miami-Dade County Public Schools, located at 7977 West 12th Avenue in Hialeah, Florida, United States, on the boundary with the town of Miami Lakes. Its principal is Juan Ramirez.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,311 students and 95.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 18.1:1. There were 1,278 students eligible for free lunch and 113 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
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History

Construction

Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High opened its doors in 1971; the school was built to serve the newly formed community of Miami Lakes, Florida as well asparts of the cities of Opa-Locka and Hialeah, Florida. It is one of five high schools serving the densely populated Miami suburb of Hialeah, Florida.

Magnets

Hialeah-Miami Lakes is a Magnet high school, currently offering 3 magnets: Legal Studies, SpaceHUB@Hialeah-Miami Lakes, and Digital Media Design & Entrepreneurship.

Legal Studies Magnet

The Legal Studies Magnet, currently overseen by Ms. Rukayat Adebisi, is a prominent program at Hialeah-Miami Lakes. Its students participate in Mock Trial, Project Citizen, and Model UN, in which the team has won best Model UN team in Miami-Dade County in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. In 2025, a state-of-the-art courtroom was unveiled and opened for the Legal Studies program.

SpaceHUB@Hialeah-Miami Lakes

In 2024, construction began to renovate and reopen the planetarium located in the Media Center of the school, and in 2025, HML became the first high school in Miami-Dade County to become a SpaceHUB Aerospace Mega-Magnet High School. The programs offered as part of SpaceHUB include Aerospace Applied Engineering, Robotics, Coding, Electrical Systems, and Advanced Aerospace Science & Design.

Digital Media Design and Entrepreneurship

The Digital Media Technology & Entrepreneurship Academy aims to assist students interested in business, finance, marketing, and digital media. Students have access and instruction on utilizing programs such as Dreamweaver, Premier Plus and coding.

Demographics

Hialeah-Miami Lakes is 70% Hispanic, 21% Black, 6% White non-Hispanic, and 3% Asian.

Achievements

Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior participates in the Florida High School Mock Trial Competition and the National High School Mock Trial Competition. Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior received Miami-Dade County Championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and placed 2nd in 1995. The school received Florida State Championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, and placed 2nd in 1994. Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior, under the instruction of Walter Gishler and Anthony DeFillippo, and assistance from attorney Julie Waldman Esq, received National High School Mock Trial Honors placing 7th in 1991, 5th in 1993 and National Champions in 1992.
In 2006–2007, the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Theatre/Drama Department earned straight superior ratings at the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Representing not only their school but M-DCPS and the entire state of Florida as well, they earned straight superior ratings for the production of From the Mississippi Delta.

Grades

Hialeah-Miami Lakes improved from a D in 2011, to a B in 2012, and further improved to an A in 2013. Hialeah-Miami Lakes has dropped to a B twice and downgraded into C in 2015-16. They maintained a B grade since the 2016–2017 school year.
School YearGrade
1998-99D
1999-00D
2000-01C
2001-02D
2002-03C
2003-04D
2004-05D
2005-06C
2006-07F
2007-08D
2008-09D
2009-10C
2010-11D
2011-12B
2012-13A
2013-14B
2014-15B
2015-16C
2016-17B
2017-18B
2018-19B
2021-22B
2022-23B
2023-24B
2024-25B

Academics

Hialeah-Miami Lakes offers multiple Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses in its curriculum. The school offers Dual Enrollment courses with Miami-Dade College, Florida International University, and multiple Ivy Leagues through the EdEquity program.
The AP courses offered for the 2024-2025 school year are:
  1. Biology
  2. Chemistry
  3. Calculus
  4. Precalculus
  5. Spanish Language
  6. Spanish Literature
  7. Human Geography
  8. United States Government & Politics
  9. Art History
  10. Capstone

Extracurriculars

Hialeah-Miami Lakes offers over 30 clubs and organizations, including Army JROTC, Student Government, Marching Band, Color Guard, Mental Health Club, 5,000 Role Models, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Justice Society, Best Buddies, Sapphires Dance Troupe, Sorrota, Drama, Police Explorers, Foodies Club, Environmental Club, Speech and Debate, ESports, CodeHer, Key Club, HIP, Model UN, FEA, and Tri-M

Athletics

Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School has won multiple Florida state sports championships, including the 1972 and 1973 undefeated Boys Waterpolo State Champions and the 1972 and 1973 undefeated Girls Waterpolo State Champions, the 1975 football state championship, four state championships in baseball, one in boys' soccer, one in boys' golf, one in boys' gymnastics, one in boys' track, one in boys' basketball, and one in girls' soccer, as well as a national baseball championship in 1985. Hialeah-Miami Lakes High was also awarded the Miami Herald All Sport Award for seven seasons as well as the Miami Herald Major Sport Award.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes High shares a rivalry with Hialeah High and a less notable one with Barbara Goleman Senior High.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Hialeah-Miami Lakes:
  • M. A. Milam Elementary
  • Bunche Park Elementary
  • John G. Dupuis Elementary
  • Golden Glades Elementary
  • Miami Lakes Elementary
  • North Twin Lakes Elementary
  • Nathan B. Young Elementary
  • Palm Lakes Elementary
  • Rainbow Park Elementary
  • Twin Lakes Elementary
The following middle schools feed into Hialeah-Miami Lakes:

Notable alumni