DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL

DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling four-year high school in DEERFIELD BEACH, Florida, one of the schools within BROWARD. The school caters to 2,120 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 105% above the state mean of about 1,035.

BROWARD runs 325 schools in total, collectively educating 243,591 students. DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL lists that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 10% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 44% of students at DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 59.2%; this one comes in at 40.8%, -18.5 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Broward County reports that median household income runs about $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PARK RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 2,483 students in 2018 compared to 2,120 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 27% to 35%. Class-load math has loosened: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.