U.S. News & World Report ranked DASH as the 15th best public high school in the nation in 2009[2] and 16th best in 2012.

Over the past 15 years DASH has earned the reputation of being one of Florida's strongest public high schools, often making Miami-Dade county's highest marks on the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) exam and consistently receiving an assessment grade of A by the state.

DASH has been featured in Dwell, Teen People magazine (Cool School of the Month, May 2000), and the Miami Herald.

Over 95% of DASH graduates continue on to college, with most students receiving scholarships from many of the nation's top art and design programs.

The curriculum includes a strong four-year foundation in the fine arts, internships with local design firms, and dual-enrollment college-level design courses, such as performance art, taught by professors from local colleges as well as field professionals.