2013-2014 School year
Eight of the top 10 schools with the most fighting safety incident reports in the state were from Miami-Dade County.
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Four were from South Miami-Dade, three were near downtown Miami and one was in Miami Gardens.
While Florida is one of the 10 states with the most public school students in the country, Miami-Dade County has the fourth largest school district in the country. Broward County has the sixth largest population in the country.
Both school districts are among the highest in the state for fights and battery incident reports in the state.
There are commonalities among the high ranking schools in Miami-Dade County. They all have a high percentage of students getting free or reduced price school meals, which traditionally used to measure poverty. And the majority of the schools were also in areas that have a reported high crime rate.
| DISTRICT | SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST FIGHTS IN FLORIDA 2013-2014 | FIGHTS |
|---|---|---|
| MIAMI-DADE | Cutler Bay Middle School, 19400 Gulfstream Road, in Cutler Bay | 188 |
| MIAMI-DADE | Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy, 12225 SW 280th St, in Homestead | 137 |
| MIAMI-DADE | North Dade Middle School, 1840 NW 157th St, in Miami Gardens | 132 |
| MIAMI-DADE | Toussaint L'Ouverture Elementary, 120 NE 59th St., in Miami's Little Haiti | 127 |
| MIAMI-DADE | Brownsville Middle School, 4899 NW 24th Ave, in Miami's Brownsville | 127 |
| MIAMI-DADE | Jose de Diego Middle School, 3100 NW 5th Ave, in Miami's Wynwood | 123 |
| MIAMI-DADE | Miami Southridge Senior High, 19355 SW 114th Ave, in South Miami Heights | 123 |
| MIAMI-DADE | South Dade Senior High, 28401 SW 167th Ave, in Homestead | 119 |
| VOLUSIA | Mainland High School in Daytona Beach | 119 |
| DUVAL | Jean Ribault Middle School in Jacksonville | 108 |
2012-2013 School Year
Five of the top 10 schools with the most fighting incident reports in the state were from South Florida.
Brownsville Middle School was the fourth. South Dade Senior High School was the fifth. North Dade Middle School, Arthur Robert Ashe Middle School (Closed) in Broward, Coconut Palm K-8 Academy and North Miami Middle School followed.
| DISTRICT | SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST FIGHTS IN FLORIDA 2012-2013 | FIGHTS |
|---|---|---|
| ST. LUCIE | Samuel S. Gaines Academy in Fort Pierce | 281 |
| GADSDEN | James A. Shank Middle School in Quincy | 207 |
| DUVAL | Duval Charter School at Arling in Jacksonville | 157 |
| VOLUSIA | Pine Ridge High School in Deltona | 138 |
| BROWARD | Arthur Robert Ashe Junior Middle School in Fort Lauderdale (CLOSED) | 120 |
| MIAMI-DADE | Coconut Palm K-8 Academy in Homestead | 120 |
| MIAMI-DADE | North Dade Middle School, 1840 NW 157th St, in Miami Gardens | 114 |
| DUVAL | Joseph Stillwell Middle School in Jacksonville | 114 |
| MIAMI-DADE | Carol City Middle School, 3737 NW 188 St., Miami Gardens | 113 |
| DUVAL | Arlington Middle School in Jacksonville | 112 |
| MIAMI-DADE | Cutler Bay Middle School, 19400 Gulfstream Road, in Cutler Bay | 111 |
| DUVAL | Jefferson Davis Middle School | 109 |
More highlights during 2012-2013
Weapons possession: Broward's Coconut Creek High School, 1400 NW 44th Ave, was the school with the most weapons possession incident reports in the state. Plantation Middle School placed fourth. Nova Middle School was fifth. Boyd H. Anderson High School, Royal Palm Elementary School and Arthur Robert Ashe Junior Middle (CLOSED) followed.
Sex offenses: Seven of the top 10 schools with the most sex offense incident reports in the state were from South Florida. Plantation Middle School had the second highest. C. Robert Markham Elementary had the fourth. Royal Palm Elementary School had the fifth. Bair Middle School, New Renaissance Middle School, Dillard Elementary School and Apollo Middle School followed.
Fighting: Five of the top 10 schools with the most fighting incident reports in the state were from South Florida. Brownsville Middle School was the fourth. South Dade Senior High School was the fifth. North Dade Middle School, Arthur Robert Ashe Junior Middle (CLOSED), Coconut Palm K-8 Academy and North Miami Middle School followed.
Bullying: Eneida M. Hartner Elementary School, 401 North West 29th St, Miami, was the school with the second highest bullying incident reports in the state. It had the most bullying incidents in South Florida.
SOURCE: Florida Department of Education incident reports from 2012-13