Coral Gables SHS is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

[2] Coral Gables SHS is served by the Miami Metrorail at the Douglas Road Station.

It had 63 classrooms, a bright color scheme, a mixed cafeteria and auditorium or cafetorium, a laundry room, and a then-modern type of public address system.

Initially, black students were not allowed to attend school social events, but sports became a great unifier.

Football coach Nick Kotys and others manned the doors to allow entrance to black students.

[8] Francisco Alvarado of the Miami New Times said that the incident "spawned a lot of reactionary comments from Coral Gables High parents and former students, expressing shock that such a violent episode could take place at an otherwise well-behaved school in an affluent neighborhood".

highlights participates in the Florida Scholastic Press Association's (FSPA) district and statewide conventions, and has received the top 'All-Florida' award for several years.

The club hosts a yearly Model United Nations competition for middle schoolers called Cav MUN, in which middle schoolers may practice their skills in Model United Nations within a High School environment.

The Gablettes are the Coral Gables Senior High School Dance Team, originally founded in 1975.

During the fall, the band and color guard perform together at school football games and marching competitions.