# Miami Southridge Senior High School

Miami Southridge Senior High School is a secondary school located in South Miami Heights, Florida (Miami postal address). 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 (of any race), 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 (SWD), and 9.3% were students of limited English proficiency (LEP).

## 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 (Baltimore Orioles)
* Yan Gomes - Major League Baseball player
* Fredi Gonzalez - Major League manager (Atlanta Braves)
* Orlando Palmeiro - Major League Baseball player
* Nelson Santovenia - former Major League Baseball player (Montreal Expos)
* Shannon Stewart - Major League Baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays)

#### 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 (Offensive Linemen) 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