Coral Shores High School

Coral Shores High School
Location
89901 Old Highway

Tavernier
,
(Monroe County)
,
Florida
33070

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
School district
Monroe County School District
Principal
Laura Lietaert
Staff44.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment753[1] (2024–25)
Student to teacher ratio
17.11[1]
ColorsGold and green     [2]
NicknameHurricanes[2]
Website

Coral Shores High School is a senior high school in Islamorada, Florida, United States, with a Tavernier postal address.[3] It is one of the two high schools of the Monroe County School District.

History

Serving as a precursor to Coral Shores High School, Rock Harbor and Tavernier schools consolidated in 1939. As the population of the Upper Keys grew, concerns about education accessibility grew. In 1948, parents and communities petitioned the school board for a high school. In September 1949, the board proposed a school bond issue for $500,000. The school bond issue was approved.[4]

The name "Coral Shores” was selected after Horace O'Bryant, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Monroe County, encouraged citizens of the Upper Keys to submit names for the new school. Sally Jinette, a student from Greyhound Key, submitted the winning name. On Plantation Key in 1951, the Coral Shores School opened the "A" wing with six classrooms and six teachers serving grades 1 through 11. Following the addition of 12th grade in 1952, the school was formally dedicated as Coral Shores High School.[4][5]

In September 1955, a one-room house was moved to Newport for the Black population. A new school building was supposed to be constructed; however, not without a few problems. On April 28, 1955, The Florida Keys News reported that a relocation petition began to circulate in the Key Largo area regarding the potential Black School. A used house was eventually moved to the Newport property. This became the Burlington Grammar School, serving grades 9 through 12, and was located in front of the current Key Largo Mosquito Control building. In February 1965, Monroe County ordered integration of all its schools. Burlington School was closed and its students transferred to Coral Shores. Andrew Fowler was the first black Coral Shores graduate in 1966.[4]

In September 2017, Hurricane Irma temporarily disrupted operations.[6] As of 2018 it had fewer than 800 students.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Coral Shores High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "FHSAA Member Schools". Florida High School Activities Association. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Home". Coral Shores High School. Visit Us 89901 Old Highway Tavernier, FL 33070 - The school, despite its "Tavernier, Florida" address, is located in the limits of Islamorada, Florida and not in the limits of the Tavernier census-designated place.
  4. 1 2 3 Wilkinson, Jerry. "Upper Keys Schools". Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Fast Facts". Coral Shores High School. October 14, 2007. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ Odzer, Ari (September 17, 2018). "Brag About Your School: Coral Shores High School Springs Back After Irma". NBC Miami. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

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