Redland Farm Life School

Redland Farm Life School
Address
Map
16001 S.W. 248th Street

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Information
School typeConsolidated School (1917-1953); Elementary School (1953-1992)
Founded1917
Closed1992
School boardMiami-Dade County Public Schools
Grades1–12 (1916-1953); 1-8 (1953-1958); 1-6 (1958-1983; 1-5 (1983-1992)
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Orange and Black
MascotDiamondback rattlesnake
Team nameRattlers

The Redland Farm Life School, also known as the Redland Farmlife School, is a historic former school in Redland, Florida, in southern Miami-Dade County. Opened in 1916, it consolidated seven one-room schoolhouses in the area and was at the time the second largest rural consolidated school in the country.[1]

  1. ^ Dieterich, Emily Perry (February 1987). "Silver Palm: First School in South Dade" (PDF). Update. 14 (1). The Historical Association of South Florida: 10.