What Dade County School Families Need To Know
Dade County Schools begin the school year on August 9, but first, parents and teachers are getting ready for open houses and orientations. Here’s all the info families need to know.
Orientations
- Dade County High School (DCHS): Ninth grade orientation, August 5 from 6-7 p.m.
- Davis Elementary School (Davis): Pre-K orientation, August 6 from 5-6 p.m.
- Dade Elementary School (DES): Pre-K orientation, August 8 from 5-6 p.m.
Open Houses
- DCHS: August 6 from 3-6 p.m.
- Dade Middle School (DMS): August 6 from 3-6 p.m.
- Davis: August 7 from 3-6 p.m.
- DES: August 7 from 3-6 p.m.
Daily Schedules
- DCHS: Doors open at 7:10, school begins at 8:00, dismissal at 3:22
- DMS: Doors open at 7:20, school begins at 7:50, dismissal at 3:07
- Davis: Doors open at 7:20, school begins at 8:00, Pre-K and Kindergarten early dismissal at 2:40, 1st-5th grade late car rider and younger siblings at 3:30, bus rider dismissal at 3:40
- DES: Doors open at 7:30, school begins at 8:00, early car rider dismissal at 3:00, car and bus riders dismissed at 3:30
Meal Costs
- DCHS: Breakfast is $0.95, extra milk is $0.50, lunch is $2.25
- DMS: Breakfast is $0.95, extra milk is $0.50, lunch is $2.15
- Davis: Breakfast is $0.95, extra milk is $0.50, lunch is $1.95
- DES: Breakfast is $0.95, extra milk is $0.50, lunch is $1.95
- Adult meals: Breakfast is $2.35, lunch is $4.30
The bus routes and schedules can be found at the Dade County School website under the transportation department. The exact URL is dadecountyschools.org/departments-programs/transportation/route-coverage.
