Southwood Middle School

Name

Southwood Middle School

Legal name

Southwood Middle School

Website

https://southwoodmiddleschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school within Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) district, the school is funded through public education funding including state funding, local property taxes, and federal grants. No tuition is charged for enrollment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southwood Middle School is a public magnet school offering grades 6-8 education to students in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) district. The school delivers a rigorous academic curriculum alongside eight specialized magnet programs in Visual Art, Band, Chorus, Dance, Theater, Orchestra, Photography, and Robotics, with no tuition charged for enrollment.

Product overview

Southwood Middle School is an award-winning visual and performing arts magnet school rated as an 'A' school. The school offers a unified portfolio of eight specialized magnet programs: Visual Art, Band, Chorus, Dance, Drama (Theater), Orchestra, Photography, and Robotics Academy. These programs are integrated into the school's core academic curriculum and operate as distinct yet complementary offerings, each providing intensive instruction in their respective disciplines with opportunities for performances, exhibitions, and competitions throughout the year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visual Art Magnet Program Visual art magnet program including exposure to art history, contemporary trends, and instruction in quality art education with studio emphasis on drawing, composition, printmaking, painting, commercial arts, fibers, sculpture, and ceramics. Targeted at middle school students seeking intensive visual arts training.
• Band Magnet Program Band magnet program focused on the performance of wind and percussion instruments with small group instruction and large ensemble classes. No prior instrument experience required. Designed for middle school students interested in instrumental music.
• Chorus Magnet Program Chorus magnet program including instruction in skills and techniques involved in singing and training in creative expression with small and large ensemble classes. Targeted at students interested in vocal music.
• Dance Magnet Program Dance magnet program providing intensive instruction in ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, and choreography with emphasis on technique, choreography, composition, improvisation, dance history, and development of original movement. Targeted at students seeking professional dance training.
• Theater Magnet Program Theater magnet program develops fundamental skills in acting through physical and vocal training, improvisations, study of plays, musical theater, play production, theatrical choreography, and technical theater including costuming, set design, makeup, lighting, sound, and play writing. Targeted at students pursuing theater arts.
• Orchestra Magnet Program Orchestra magnet program including instruction in skills and techniques for string instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass) with small group instruction, large ensemble classes, and performances throughout the year. Students without prior instruction are welcomed.
• Photography Magnet Program Photography magnet program emphasizing the photograph as an art form including visual perception, technical aspects of shooting, lighting, printing (digital and darkroom), photo presentation, and history of photography. Targeted at students interested in photographic arts.
• Robotics Academy Award-winning three-year middle school robotics program where students learn to solve real problems through engineering, teamwork, and grit. The program turns curiosity into capability, covering engineering concepts and competition-based robotics projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved 'A' school rating from Florida Department of Education
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS)coreOthersSouthwood Middle School operates as a public school within the MDCPS district. The school follows district curriculum bulletins, utilizes district platforms (Parent Portal, Dadeschools Mobile App, Schoology), participates in district testing calendars, and adheres to MDCPS policies and procedures. The school is subject to district oversight, utilizes district resources, and follows district academic standards and requirements.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• New World School of the Arts: A public magnet high school and college in Miami-Dade (joint MDCPS/Miami Dade College program) with intensive visual and performing arts curricula. Comparable as an MDCPS arts magnet that draws from the same feeder of arts-focused middle-school families in the region.
• Miami Arts Charter School: A K-8 public charter school in Miami-Dade focused on arts integration. Comparable as a tuition-free Miami-Dade arts school competing for the same families seeking intensive arts programming, though operating under charter (not traditional magnet) governance.
• iPreparatory Academy: An MDCPS magnet middle/high school emphasizing innovation, technology, and project-based learning. Comparable as an MDCPS district magnet competing in the same school choice lottery with an innovation/STEM-leaning specialty.
• Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH): A Miami-Dade magnet high school focused on visual arts, design, and architecture. Comparable as an MDCPS magnet with rigorous audition/portfolio admissions and an arts-centric curriculum competing for the same feeder students.
• Young Women's Preparatory Academy: An MDCPS magnet middle/high school emphasizing college preparatory academics with select arts and leadership strands. Comparable as an MDCPS magnet school operating under the same district choice/enrollment system and serving overlapping families in Miami-Dade.
• Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts: A public magnet middle/high school in Miami-Dade County Public Schools focused on the performing arts. Directly comparable as a district-operated arts magnet with structured audition-based admissions and a similar arts-strand portfolio competing for the same MDCPS magnet applicant pool.

Broad incumbents

• Pine Crest School: A prominent private K-12 school in Fort Lauderdale/Miami with strong performing and visual arts programs. Comparable as a well-resourced private school with comprehensive arts offerings drawing from the same South Florida family market, but at tuition price points.
• Belen Jesuit Preparatory School: A large private Catholic K-12 school in Miami-Dade offering robust arts, athletics, and STEM programs. Comparable as a regional arts-capable school targeting similar Miami-Dade families, though tuition-based and not a direct public-magnet competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/southwoodsuperstars
• Xx.com/southwoodmiddle
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwood-middle-school

Compliance1 record

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Investors

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