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What's something DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
492
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018003543
DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST
4690 COCONUT CREEK PKWY, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33063 · (754) 321-6750 · Broward County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
274 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 305 | 62% |
Student demographics
49%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
15.0%
own-school result
Math
34.5%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 14.9% |
% 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
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #493 of 830 | #41 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #487 of 575 | #32 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #414 of 594 | #40 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #154 of 630 | #5 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #26 of 289 | #1 of 28 |
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
492
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 492 | 19 | 25.9:1 | 56% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 22 | 25.3:1 | 71% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 79% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 77% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 88% (635) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 79% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 76% (605) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 59% (307) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST.
About DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST
Federal records list DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST as a high school in COCONUT CREEK, Florida. The school teaches grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 492 students. It has 52% fewer students than the average for high schools in Florida (about 1,035).
DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST is one school in a 325-school district, BROWARD, which enrolls 243,591 students.
About 66% of the student body at DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST is Black. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County residents are about 28% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST totals 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.9:1. The average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST is about 56%. Across public schools in Broward County, the average is 38%.
In the surrounding county, Broward County, the median household earns about $77,633 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST, Broward County has 338 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ATLANTIC TECHNICAL COLLEGE, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST enrolled 524 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 492. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (25.9:1) than in 2020-21 (19.4:1).
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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 COCONUT CREEK
- MONARCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,213 students
- COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,972 students
- LYONS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,469 students
- WINSTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 945 students
- TRADEWINDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 919 students
- BROWARD VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh · 541 students
Nearby schools
- ATLANTIC TECHNICAL COLLEGE0.2 mi · 680
- SUNED HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH BROWARD0.4 mi · 353
- COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,972
- BROWARD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM0.4 mi · 89
- BROWARD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.4 mi · 541
- COCONUT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WESTWhat is the total enrollment at DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST?
DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST enrolls approximately 492 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST serve?
DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST have?
DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
What is the student diversity at DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST?
Student demographics at DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST are roughly 4% White, 27% Hispanic, 66% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST public or private?
DAVE THOMAS EDUCATION CENTER WEST is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
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