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MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL

5901 PINE ISLAND RD, PARKLAND, FL 33076 · (754) 322-2150 · Broward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,089 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Florida public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats 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

Enrollment
3,089
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
409 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 971423%
Grade 1071923%
Grade 1181126%
Grade 1284527%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
1,48748%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
87028%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
31910%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
2939%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
1084%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
70%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,54850%
Female
1,54150%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
77.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 5 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2577.0%66.0%
2023-2473.0%61.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL

MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL this school3,08913.2%74.6%
STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL
LUTZ
2,39616.1%73.6%
WINDERMERE HIGH
WINDERMERE
3,21712.2%68.6%
WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL
2,21816.0%67.0%
LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOL
LAND O LAKES
2,23318.4%56.7%
ALEXANDER W DREYFOOS JUNIOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
WEST PALM BEACH
1,35215.9%91.6%
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 MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Broward County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
74.6%#71 of 555#8 of 44
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#78 of 549
▲ 8
#11 of 45
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
77.0%#76 of 559
no change
#7 of 45
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
3,089#21 of 830#3 of 59
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.7:1#439 of 575#21 of 42
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.8%#113 of 594#11 of 53
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
13.2%#586 of 630#43 of 53
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.2%#175 of 289#20 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 2024-25
Enrollment
3,089
-244 (-7%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 1,662
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 24.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253,089125.124.7:113% (409)
2023-243,280133.124.6:118% (603)
2022-233,504138.125.4:124% (842)
2020-213,33313724.3:120% (654)
2017-183,33014223.4:127% (888)
2015-163,15812924.5:122% (710)
2010-113,16914821.4:114% (459)
2000-013,57514325.0:17% (266)
1990-911,6628719.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL.

About MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL

The public high school MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL is located in PARKLAND, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 3,089 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 198% higher.

BROWARD counts 325 schools and 243,591 students, including MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL.

At MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL, the largest share of students is White, at 48%. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 38% White share among all Broward County residents. MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.

MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL employs 125.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 24.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 13%. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in Broward County.

MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 74.5%. MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL scores 74.6%.

Within Broward County, the median household income is $77,633, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Broward County has 338 public schools and roughly 244,502 students.

The shortest distance from MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.

MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

Enrollment has fallen by 244 students since 2020-21, to 3,089.

Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Broward County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL
District
BROWARD
Address
5901 PINE ISLAND RD, PARKLAND, FL 33076
Phone
(754) 322-2150
County
Broward County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
3,089
Teachers (FTE)
125
Student–teacher ratio
24.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
409 (13%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120018002721
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL?
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 3,089 students in grades 09-12.
Is MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 48% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL?
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
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