Best Schools Near Bay Heights
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Decisions about where to live are often influenced by what schools sit just beyond the front gate, especially if you have kids in tow, and you'll have access to a trove of public, private, and charter options near Bay Heights, a walled residential oasis in northern Coconut Grove.
Say goodbye to having limited academic pathways or being forced into rigid school zones as you find yourself surrounded by a mix of public, charter, and private institutions, from early learning into middle and high school, in Bay Heights, a discreet, high-demand neighborhood with a limited collection of spacious mid-century modern and contemporary residences.
Geographically compact and placed between Brickell and the northern edge of Coconut Grove, Bay Heights is defined by its 56 luxury homes along seven winding tree-lined streets, with direct routes that lead outward rather than inward into congested neighborhood cores.
This allows households to connect efficiently to several nearby school corridors, giving families the flexibility to consider different academic models and grade-level transitions without reshaping their routines.
In fact, these campuses are only a short drive, keeping commutes reasonable and school days focused on learning instead of logistics.
And don't worry; we've chosen those that align most with Bay Heights' location and daily flow, so you'll have a focused overview to help you navigate nearby educational options with clarity and intention.
Here's a list of schools near Bay Heights.
ELEMENTARY
1) La Prima Casa Montessori School - Roads Campus (PK-6)
2733 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33129
La Prima Casa Montessori School - Roads Campus is a private Montessori school serving students in levels PK-6, and inspiring them to create and discover in a fun environment that encourages independent thinking and learning.
Empowered by the Maria Montessori approach to education, La Prima Casa Montessori School invites students to touch, feel, solve, create, fix, share, grow, ask, wonder, and achieve.
The school believes that there are no step-by-step teaching formulas or pedagogical absolutes in learning and that individuality should be of utmost importance and consideration.
According to recent data, La Prima Casa Montessori School - Roads Campus has 119 students.
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2625 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33129
The Gordon School is a private Jewish school for students in PK-5 that helps children reach their highest potential by providing a nurturing, child-centered environment and a program of academic excellence, just 5 minutes from Bay Heights.
Gordon School teaches students to cherish the wisdom and faith of Judaism and embrace its rich heritage.
Aside from socio-emotional, ethical, and spiritual learning, the school also boasts age-appropriate programs that promote growth and development in each child's intellectual domain.
According to recent data, the Gordon School has 117 students with a student-teacher ratio of 3 to 1.
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3) Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center (Top-Pick!)
1950 SW 13th Ave, Miami, FL 33145
Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center is a public combination school serving students in levels K-8, just 6 minutes from Bay Heights.
A pillar in the Shenandoah community for 86 years, Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center is the nation's first bilingual school offering a comprehensive dual-language Spanish/English program.
The school has a long-standing legacy of commitment, dedication, and teamwork, ensuring an excellent education and supporting students' literary needs through language immersion.
According to recent data, Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center has 1,121 students with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1, and the latest state test scores indicate that at least 71% of its students are proficient in math and 66% in reading.
Click here for Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center's 2024-2025 Report Card by the Florida Department of Education.
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4) Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School (PK-8)
1435 SW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33129
Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School is a private Catholic school for students in PK-8 that empowers and enables them spiritually and academically through the Gospel message and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church while facing the challenges of society, located 7 minutes from Bay Heights.
The Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School's curriculum is guided by the four pillars of learning: Moral and Spiritual Development, Social Responsibility, Intellectual and Cultural formation, and Physical Fitness.
Using this path to academic success, the school creates an inclusive and safe learning space for its students, helping them develop into contributing community members in compliance with the Archdiocesan and the All Catholic Conference regulations.
According to recent data, the Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School has 456 students with a student-teacher ratio of 19 to 1.
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5) KLA Academy (PK-5)(Top-Pick!)
375 SW 15th Rd, Miami, FL 33129
KLA Academy is a private school for levels PK-5 offering a child-centered, hands-on approach to teaching and learning, unlike any other school in Miami, just 7 minutes from Bay Heights.
The school believes that when learning is fueled by each child’s innate creativity and capacity for wonder, education becomes a life-changing experience.
Children who are encouraged to chart their own learning journeys as they explore the world around them grow into dynamic thinkers, creative collaborators, and motivated learners who follow their passions toward their futures.
This belief shows the cornerstone of the KLA Academy experience, a place where intentionally-designed learning studios support the different stages of child development from preschool through grade five, inviting students to create, ask questions, and grow into kind, empathetic, resilient citizens of the world.
According to recent data, KLA Academy has 390 students with a student-teacher ratio of 17 to 1.
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6) Southside Preparatory Academy (PK-8) (Top-Pick!)
45 SW 13th St, Miami, FL 33130
Southside Preparatory Academy is a public combination school for children in levels PK-8 that provides a culturally diverse learning environment in collaboration with museums throughout the community, just 8 minutes from Bay Heights.
The school uses a humanities-based curriculum infused with museum resources, and expeditions provide hands-on, minds-on, authentic learning experiences, taking students beyond the classroom walls.
This vision provides students a unique and challenging museum-based learning environment, enabling them to explore, examine, experiment, and exhibit, therefore becoming self-directed, creative, and critical thinkers.
According to recent data, Southside Preparatory Academy has 932 students with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1, and the latest state test scores indicate that at least 69% of its students are proficient in math and 72% in reading.
Click here for Southside Preparatory Academy's 2024-2025 Report Card by the Florida Department of Education.
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7) Silver Bluff Elementary School (PK-5)
2609 SW 25th Ave, Miami, FL 33133
Silver Bluff Elementary School is a public elementary school for children in PK-5, just 9 minutes from Bay Heights.
Its mission is to focus on academic and personal excellence through research-based instructional programs, expanding current teaching methodologies, increasing parental involvement, organizing available community resources, and planning to meet the needs of the whole child in the 21st Century.
To achieve this mission, the school ensures that all subject areas help develop the students' social skills, enhance creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, improve camaraderie, strengthen metacognitive skills, and maintain rigorous, hands-on FUN.
Silver Bluff Elementary School also offers STEM programs, Extended Foreign Language, Gifted and Accelerated Classes, Special Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, and Title 1 Voluntary Pre-K.
According to recent data, Silver Bluff Elementary School has 399 students with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1, and the latest state test scores indicate that at least 34% of its students are proficient in math and 44% in reading.
Click here for Silver Bluff Elementary School's 2023-2024 Report Card by the Florida Department of Education.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
1) Ransom Everglades School (6-8)
2045 S Bayshore Dr, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
A private school for 6-8, Ransom Everglades School, guided by the words of Paul C. Ransom, produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it," just 4 minutes from Bay Heights.
It aims to offer an educational environment in which the pursuit of honor, academic excellence, and intellectual growth complements their physical, cultural, and character development.
To achieve this, Ransom Everglades School adapts a rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity, and values for a productive and satisfying life, preparing the student to lead and contribute to society while teaching them to navigate unfamiliar environments, whether physically, academically, or ethically challenging.
According to recent data, Ransom Everglades Middle School has 1,112 students with a student-teacher ratio of 9 to 1.
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2) Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center (Top-Pick!)
1950 SW 13th Ave, Miami, FL 33145
Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center is a public combination school serving students in levels K-8, just 6 minutes from Bay Heights.
A pillar in the Shenandoah community for 86 years, Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center is the nation's first bilingual school offering a comprehensive dual-language Spanish/English program.
The school has a long-standing legacy of commitment, dedication, and teamwork, ensuring an excellent education and supporting students' literary needs through language immersion.
According to recent data, Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center has 1,121 students with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1, and the latest state test scores indicate that at least 71% of its students are proficient in math and 66% in reading.
Click here for Coral Way K-8 Bilingual Center's 2024-2025 Report Card by the Florida Department of Education.
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3) Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School (PK-8)
1435 SW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33129
Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School is a private Catholic school for students in PK-8 that empowers and enables them spiritually and academically through the Gospel message and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church while facing the challenges of society, located 7 minutes from Bay Heights.
The Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School's curriculum is guided by the four pillars of learning: Moral and Spiritual Development, Social Responsibility, Intellectual and Cultural formation, and Physical Fitness.
Using this path to academic success, the school creates an inclusive and safe learning space for its students, helping them develop into contributing community members in compliance with the Archdiocesan and the All Catholic Conference regulations.
According to recent data, the Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School has 456 students with a student-teacher ratio of 19 to 1.
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4) Shenandoah Middle Magnet School (6-8)
1950 SW 19th St, Miami, FL 33145
Shenandoah Middle Magnet School is a public middle school serving students in levels 6-8, just 7 minutes from Bay Heights.
It commits to representing the best in education while helping students thrive in academics and life after.
To achieve this goal, Shenandoah Middle School creates a safe space for meaningful exploration and discovery, facilitating meaningful instruction that instills joy in learning and an in-depth understanding of the curriculum.
Shenandoah Middle also develops students with genuine enthusiasm for academic study, who set high educational goals and celebrate their intellectual journey.
According to recent data, Shenandoah Middle Magnet School has 1,300 students with a student-teacher ratio of 20 to 1, and the latest state test scores indicate that at least 36% of its students are proficient in math and 47% in reading.
Click here for Shenandoah Middle Magnet School's 2024-2025 Report Card by the Florida Department of Education.
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5) Mater Brickell Academy (6-12)(Top-Pick!)
230 SW 17th Rd, Miami, FL 33129
Mater Brickell Academy is a public, tuition-free charter school serving grades 6 through 12, offering a continuous middle-to-high-school educational pathway just 7 minutes from Bay Heights.
Focused on college and career readiness, Mater Brickell Academy delivers a structured, academically driven curriculum designed to cultivate responsibility, discipline, and critical thinking as students transition from middle school into high school.
The school emphasizes strong foundational skills, academic accountability, and personal growth, preparing students for the demands of higher education and life beyond graduation.
Academically, Mater Brickell Academy operates within a rigorous, standards-based instructional framework, combining core coursework with enrichment opportunities that support student development across academic, social, and leadership domains.
Its integrated 6–12 model allows students to grow within a consistent academic environment, supporting long-term progression and continuity.
According to recent data, Mater Brickell Academy has 633 students with a student-teacher ratio of 17:1, and the latest state test scores indicate that at least 78% of students are proficient in reading and 55% in math.
Click here for Mater Brickell Academy's 2024-2025 Report Card by the Florida Department of Education.
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SENIOR HIGH
1) Immaculata-La Salle High School (9-12) (Top-Pick!)
3601 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129
Immaculata-La Salle High School is a private Roman Catholic school for levels 9-12 with Salesian family spirit and academic programs that enrich students' lives toward their holistic formation as good, faithful Christians and productive, responsible citizens in a dynamic, global society, just 3 minutes from Bay Heights.
It aims to provide the highest quality Catholic education based on the Gospel and St. John Bosco’s educational philosophy in a student-centered, active learning environment.
Immaculata-La Salle High School is also part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.
According to recent data, Immaculata-La Salle High School has 833 students with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1 and is a top-rated high school in Coconut Grove.
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2) Mater Brickell Academy (6-12)
230 SW 17th Rd, Miami, FL 33129
Mater Brickell Academy is a public, tuition-free charter school serving grades 6 through 12, offering a continuous middle-to-high-school educational pathway just 7 minutes from Bay Heights.
Focused on college and career readiness, Mater Brickell Academy delivers a structured, academically driven curriculum designed to cultivate responsibility, discipline, and critical thinking as students transition from middle school into high school.
The school emphasizes strong foundational skills, academic accountability, and personal growth, preparing students for the demands of higher education and life beyond graduation.
Academically, Mater Brickell Academy operates within a rigorous, standards-based instructional framework, combining core coursework with enrichment opportunities that support student development across academic, social, and leadership domains.
Its integrated 6–12 model allows students to grow within a consistent academic environment, supporting long-term progression and continuity.
According to recent data, Mater Brickell Academy has 633 students with a student-teacher ratio of 17:1, and the latest state test scores indicate that at least 78% of students are proficient in reading and 55% in math.
Click here for Mater Brickell Academy's 2024-2025 Report Card by the Florida Department of Education.
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