Miami Southridge Senior High School
Miami Southridge Senior High School is a secondary school located in South Miami Heights, Florida. Its current principal is Humberto J. Miret. The school serves ninth through twelfth grade students in a mostly unincorporated suburban and rural area in the southern stretches of Miami-Dade County between South Miami and Homestead.
History
Miami Southridge was the zoned high school for Cutler Bay prior to 2012. Now Cutler Bay High School is the zoned school.Campus
It is in South Miami Heights, a census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, with a Miami postal address.Demographics
In 2009-10, Miami Southridge Senior High School's student body was 48.2% Hispanic, 40.3% Black, and 8.7% non-Hispanic White. Smaller groups included Asian, Indian, and multiracial ethnicities.54.9% of the students were eligible for free and reduced lunch, 19.2% were students with disabilities
, and 9.3% were students of limited English proficiency.
Academic performance
In 2011 Perry Stein of the Miami Herald described Southridge as "a low-performing school".Notable alumni
Athletics
Baseball
- Robert Andino - Major League Baseball player
- Yan Gomes - Major League Baseball player
- Fredi Gonzalez - Major League manager
- Orlando Palmeiro - Major League Baseball player
- Nelson Santovenia - former Major League Baseball player
- Shannon Stewart - Major League Baseball player
Football
- Robert Bailey - former cornerback in the National Football League
- Dicaprio Bootle - player for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Courtland Bullard - former linebacker in the National Football League
- Jamal Carter - American football player
- Randy Charlton - American football player
- Jameel Cook - former fullback in the National Football League
- Shawn Davis - American Football player
- Darren Davis - former running back in the Canadian Football League
- Troy Davis - former running back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League
- Steve Everitt - former offensive lineman in the National Football League
- Steve Grant - former linebacker in the National Football League
- Lamont Green - former linebacker in the National Football League
- Sedrick Irvin - former running back in the National Football League
- Tim Lester - former running back in the National Football League
- Justin McCray- NFL Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons
- Jeremiah McKinnon - American football player
- Winston Moss - former NFL player and coach
- Damaso Munoz -former NFL and CFL player
- Branden Oliver, running back in the National Football League
- Willis Peguese, former defensive end in the National Football League
- Kevin Smith - former running back in the National Football League
- Shevin Smith - former safety in the National Football League
- Lenny Taylor, former wide receiver in the National Football League and the Arena Football League
- Mark Word, former defensive end in the National Football League
- Jordan McCray American Football Player
- Gerod Holliman American Football Player
- Marcelis Branch American Football Player
- Tyrique Stevenson Professional Football Player for the Chicago Bears
Mixed martial arts
- Mike Rio - former fighter in the UFC, also participated in the reality show ''The Ultimate Fighter''
Track & Field
- Kayla White - sprinter who competed at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Notable faculty
- Steve Hertz, baseball player and coach