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Alumni: what's one memory from BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,256
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000252
BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL
3050 NW 41ST ST, LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL 33309 · (754) 322-0200 · Broward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,256 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Florida public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
1,099 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 568 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 525 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 572 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 591 | 26% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 45.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL
BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,256 | 48.7% | 46.5% |
| COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOL COCONUT CREEK | 1,972 | 45.4% | 43.8% |
| MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 1,950 | 43.4% | 51.0% |
| PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL PLANTATION | 1,696 | 44.9% | 47.5% |
| BLANCHE ELY HIGH SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 1,877 | 50.4% | 48.2% |
| MAYNARD EVANS HIGH ORLANDO | 2,345 | 57.3% | 41.1% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #376 of 555 | #34 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #127 of 549 ▲ 60 | #20 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #516 of 559 ▼ 2 | #44 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,256 | #115 of 830 | #12 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #489 of 575 | #33 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.0% | #545 of 594 | #51 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #252 of 630 | #10 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #64 of 246 | #5 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,256
+362 (+19%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 2,179
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,256 | 87.1 | 25.9:1 | 49% (1,099) |
| 2023-24 | 2,162 | 84.5 | 25.6:1 | 55% (1,182) |
| 2022-23 | 2,038 | 83 | 24.6:1 | 72% (1,473) |
| 2020-21 | 1,894 | 81 | 23.4:1 | 69% (1,316) |
| 2017-18 | 1,838 | 87 | 21.1:1 | 90% (1,660) |
| 2015-16 | 1,812 | 79 | 22.9:1 | 86% (1,556) |
| 2010-11 | 2,070 | 128 | 16.2:1 | 71% (1,476) |
| 2000-01 | 2,705 | 113 | 23.9:1 | 15% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 2,179 | 123 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
About BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL
In LAUDERDALE LAKES, Florida, BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school. The latest federal count shows 2,256 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 118% higher.
In BROWARD, 325 schools enroll a combined 243,591 students.
BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 86% Black. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic. That compares with about 28% Black among all Broward County residents. BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 87.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 25.9:1. Among high schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 23.5:1. The lunch program counts 49% of students at BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in Broward County.
Measured against Florida public high schools, BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.8% at BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.5%.
BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL is located in Broward County, where median household income is about $77,633, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County, which together enroll about 244,502 students.
The nearest other public school, LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 2,256 was 19% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,894. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 25.9:1, from 23.4:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students
Quick facts
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- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in LAUDERDALE LAKES
- CENTRAL CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,360 students
- PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 903 students
- LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 726 students
- ORIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 670 students
- LAUDERHILL PAUL TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 590 students
- CHAMPIONSHIP ACADEMY OF DISTINCTION HIGH SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 726
- ORIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 670
- SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 474
- PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 903
- CENTRAL CHARTER SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,360
- WILLIAM DANDY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL?
BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,256 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 25.9:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL?
At BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 10% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
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