Kendall schools guide
Kendall's nine ZIP codes, 33143, 33156, 33157, 33173, 33176, 33183, 33185, 33186, and 33196, are served by Miami-Dade County Public Schools, not a separate Kendall district. This guide lists the public elementary, middle, and high schools that serve East Kendall, Central Kendall, and West Kendall, explains how Miami-Dade actually assigns students to schools, and links to the district's official boundary lookup so you can verify any specific address before you buy.
Data snapshot: July 15, 2026. Source: Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory and GIS attendance-boundary data.
School zoning in Kendall is address-specific, not neighborhood-specific. Two homes on the same street can fall on opposite sides of a boundary line. Before you shortlist a Kendall home for its schools, run the exact address through Miami-Dade's official boundary lookup tool rather than relying on a community name or a nearby school's location.
Skim the school lists by area to see what typically serves each part of Kendall, then confirm the specific address with the district before you write an offer. If a school year or exact boundary matters to you, I'll pull the district's current zone map for any address you're considering.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools draws attendance zones along specific streets, canals, and major roads. A home can sit closer to one school and still be zoned for another. The only reliable way to confirm a school assignment is to check the exact street address, not the neighborhood name or the closest building.
Miami-Dade publishes an interactive Zone Lookup tool and separate elementary, middle, and high school boundary maps through its GIS Open Data Hub. Enter the property address directly, since a listing's marketing copy is not a substitute for the district's own data.
Beyond zoned schools, Miami-Dade runs a countywide magnet and school-choice system through the yourchoicemiami.org portal. Families can apply to programs outside their attendance zone, rank up to five choices, and most seats fill through random selection among eligible applicants. Some magnets, especially arts programs, add auditions or academic prerequisites. The application window typically runs in the fall for the following school year, so plan ahead if a specific magnet is part of your decision.
The school board periodically redraws attendance boundaries as enrollment and new construction shift capacity across the county. Ratings sources like GreatSchools and the state's own school grades also update on their own schedules and don't always agree. Treat any boundary map or rating you find, including the summaries on this page, as a snapshot to verify, not a permanent fact.
The lists below group Miami-Dade public schools by the part of Kendall they generally serve. Attendance boundaries don't line up perfectly with informal area names, so confirm the specific school for any address with the district's lookup tool before treating this as a guarantee.
This stretch runs along Kendall's eastern and southern edge, bordering the Village of Pinecrest and the Village of Palmetto Bay. Sabal Chase falls in this pocket, near the Dadeland and Pinecrest border.
| School | Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pinecrest Elementary | Elementary | 10250 SW 57th Ave, 33156. Serves the Pinecrest and adjacent east Kendall area. |
| Sunset Elementary | Elementary | Boundary runs along the 33143 corridor bordering Coral Gables and High Pines; confirm any 33143 address directly. |
| Pine Lake Elementary | Elementary | 16700 SW 109th Ave, 33157, serving the south Kendall and Palmetto Bay border. |
| Palmetto Middle School | Middle | 7351 SW 128th St, Pinecrest, 33156. |
| Southwood Middle School | Middle | 16301 SW 80th Ave, Palmetto Bay, 33157, serving the south Kendall boundary. |
| Miami Palmetto Senior High | High | Based in Pinecrest; serves Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, and sections of east and south Kendall. |
| Coral Reef Senior High | High (all-magnet) | 10101 SW 152nd St, 33157. Not a zoned assignment school. Coral Reef runs entirely on the countywide magnet application, including its International Baccalaureate program, so students apply rather than attend by address alone. |
The 33157 stretch sits closer to Palmetto Bay and Richmond Heights than to central Kendall, so treat it as its own pocket when you compare it to the rest of the guide. If a specific 33157 address matters to your search, run it through the boundary lookup tool rather than assuming it matches a neighboring ZIP.
The broadest stretch of Kendall, running from the Palmetto Expressway corridor west through Kendale Lakes. This area covers The Crossings, Kendall Breeze, Lakes of the Meadow, Devon Aire, and subdivisions including Kendale Lakes, Winston Park, Calusa Lakes, and Three Lakes.
| School | Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kendale Lakes Elementary | Elementary | 8000 SW 142nd Ave, 33183. |
| Winston Park K-8 Center | K-8 | 13200 SW 79th St, 33183. Serves Kendale Lakes; offers Gifted & Talented and Project Lead The Way tracks. |
| Glades Middle School | Middle | 9451 SW 64th St, 33173. Cambridge International curriculum. |
| Arvida Middle School | Middle (magnet) | 10900 SW 127th Ave, 33186. Global Studies and Forensic & Fine Arts magnet academies open to countywide applicants. |
| Miami Killian Senior High | High | 10655 SW 97th Ave, 33176. |
| Miami Sunset Senior High | High | 13125 SW 72nd St, 33183, in the Kendale Lakes area. |
South of this stretch, near the Kendall/Pinecrest line and the Village of Palmetto Bay, Deerwood (33158) sits just outside the nine core Kendall ZIPs but is often shopped alongside east Kendall for the same reason: proximity to Pinecrest-area schools. Confirm any Deerwood address directly, since it crosses into a different ZIP.
The newest and westernmost stretch of Kendall, anchored by The Hammocks and Country Walk.
| School | Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Christina M. Eve Elementary | Elementary | Serves The Hammocks, 33196. |
| Hammocks Middle School | Middle | 9889 Hammocks Blvd, 33196. |
| Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School | Middle | 15735 SW 144th St, 33196, in the Country Walk area. Gifted & Talented and Cambridge International tracks. |
| Felix Varela Senior High | High (magnet) | 15255 SW 96th St, 33196. Global studies, veterinary science, and AI-focused magnet programs; serves The Hammocks, Country Walk, and West Kendall. |
| John A. Ferguson Senior High | High (magnet) | 15900 SW 56th St, 33185, in Kendall West. Certified magnet and academy campus. |
The school board can and does redraw attendance zones. A school listed here as serving an area today may not serve the same streets next school year. Verify with the district before you factor a school into an offer.
I'm not going to tell you a school is "good" or "bad" here. Check current ratings and reviews directly on GreatSchools or Niche for the specific school your target address is zoned for, and weigh it against your own priorities, not a single number.
For the official word on any address, use the Miami-Dade Zone Lookup tool or contact the district's school assignment office. That's the only source I'd treat as final.
School-zone demand affects your price, especially in the boundaries families search for by name. I'll run your home's exact zoned schools alongside recent Kendall closings before you list.
Tell me the school, and I'll set up alerts for listings inside that exact attendance boundary as they hit the MLS, so you're not guessing from a neighborhood name.
Use the Miami-Dade County Public Schools boundary lookup tool with the property's exact address. Attendance zones are drawn by street segment, not by neighborhood name or ZIP code, so two homes a block apart can be zoned for different schools. Always verify the specific address before you write an offer.
No. Miami-Dade draws attendance boundaries by street, canal, and major road, not by straight-line distance. A home can sit within sight of a school and still be zoned for a different one. Confirm the boundary with the district's lookup tool, not proximity on a map.
Yes, through Miami-Dade's magnet and choice programs at yourchoicemiami.org. Families rank up to five schools, and most programs fill by random selection among eligible applicants. Some magnets add auditions, prerequisite coursework, or minimum grades. The application window typically opens in the fall for the following school year.
Yes. The school board periodically redraws attendance boundaries as enrollment shifts and new construction changes capacity. A boundary that applied last year is not guaranteed to apply next year, which is why this guide points to the district's live lookup tool instead of a static boundary map.
Treat a rating as one data point, not the full picture. GreatSchools, Niche, and the state's own school grades use different methodologies and update on different schedules. Check the current rating on the source site for the specific school your target address is zoned for, and weigh it alongside boundary stability, magnet options, and your own priorities.
Miami Palmetto Senior High, in Pinecrest, serves Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, and sections of east Kendall. Sabal Chase sits in that general area, but attendance boundaries run by street, so confirm any specific address with the district's lookup tool before assuming a listing is zoned for Palmetto.