BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL

BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL, a sizable high school in LAUDERDALE LAKES, Florida, part of BROWARD, works with 2,256 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 118% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.9:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Broward County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Broward County indicate median household income runs about $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 23% since 2018, when it stood at 1,838 (now 2,256). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 25.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.