diverse curriculum offers a choice of twenty-eight AP courses, and students have the highest pass rate for AP exams in the county. The school's pass rate for AP Chemistry for the 2015 exam was the highest in the State of Florida. Over 50% of students take at least one AP class, and over 50% have a GPA higher than 4.0. Graduates are admitted to a wide variety of the nation's top colleges and universities. Miami Palmetto students score higher on other state and national assessments than other standard (non-magnet) public schools in Miami-Dade County. In addition, as a neighborhood (non-magnet) school, Miami Palmetto serves all student populations. The school's Special Olympics athletes win at state level competitions every year. According to Newsweeks 2001 List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools, Miami Palmetto is ranked at 251 in the nation (23rd in the state of Florida). According to the 2007 list, the school is ranked at 72 in the nation. This ranking is based on self-reported statistics, including: On-time graduation (91%) Graduates immediately enrolling in college (95%) Various standardized test scores (45%) AP/IB/AICE courses offered per graduate (5%) Miami Palmetto media Miami Palmetto has three publications: the newspaper, The Panther, the morning announcements and television production, Panther TVP, and the yearbook, Palm Echo. They are all managed by student staffs. Athletics International championships Coed sailing – British Schools Dinghy Racing Association Team Racing Champion (by invitation) – 1994 National championships Coed sailing – National High School Dinghy Championship (Mallory Trophy) – champion 1994; runner-up 1997 Coed sailing – national high school team racing champion (Baker Trophy) – 1994 Single-handed sailing – national interscholastic sailing association champion (Cressy Trophy) – 1989 Notable alumni Jeff Bezos – founder of Amazon.com and Blue Origin Ketanji Brown Jackson – U.S. Supreme Court associate justice Camila Cabello – Grammy-nominated singer, former member of Fifth Harmony Alan Campos – former professional football player, Dallas Cowboys Vinnie Chulk – former professional baseball player, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, and Toronto Blue Jays Erik Compton – professional golfer, runner-up at 2014 U.S. Open Barry Collier – basketball coach, Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team</ref> Derek Connolly – screenwriter of Safety Not Guaranteed and Jurassic World Larry Crawford – four-time Canadian Football League All-Star Alex Flinn – author of young adult novels Tom Foley – third base coach for the Tampa Bay Rays; former Major League Baseball player Robin Fraser –