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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE?
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Enrollment
596
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018002488
MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE
6500 NOVA DR, DAVIE, FL 33317 · (754) 321-5700 · Broward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
221 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 146 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 157 | 26% |
Student demographics
65%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
93.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #29 of 555 | #4 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #41 of 549 | #3 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #13 of 559 | #2 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #470 of 830 | #39 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #11 of 575 | #3 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #167 of 594 | #15 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #248 of 289 | #26 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
596
-12 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 6.3:1
% White
21%
was 25%
% Hispanic
52%
was 45%
% Black
19%
was 20%
% Asian
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 596 | 48.3 | 12.3:1 | 37% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 44.3 | 13.5:1 | 44% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 44.3 | 13.7:1 | 51% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 96 | 6.3:1 | 58% (352) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
About MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE
MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is a small high school. Its address is in DAVIE, Florida. Enrollment is 596 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 42% lower.
BROWARD (325 schools, 243,591 students) runs MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is 52% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 21% White, 19% Black, 6% Asian, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County residents are about 33% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is 48.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.3:1. That is lower than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The school counts 221 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 37%. For comparison, public schools in Broward County average 38%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is in the top 10% of Florida schools: 87.9% actual against 62.6% predicted.
In Broward County (population about 1,977,129), the median household income is $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 338 public schools in Broward County, enrolling about 244,502 students in all.
COLLEGE ACADEMY AT BROWARD COLLEGE is the public school closest to MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 87.9% against a local average of 63.2%.
NCES describes the area around MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE had 608 students in 2017-18 and 596 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Hispanic students, from 45% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 6.3:1 to 12.3:1.
Community posts for MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
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- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- 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 DAVIE
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- NOVA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,420 students
- INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,833 students
- NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,294 students
- FOX TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,099 students
- SILVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 849 students
Nearby schools
- COLLEGE ACADEMY AT BROWARD COLLEGE0.5 mi · 487
- NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 731
- NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,294
- SOMERSET ACADEMY DAVIE CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 150
- NOVA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ELEM0.7 mi · 747
- NOVA HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,420
Frequently asked questions
About MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGEWhat is the total enrollment at MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE?
MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE enrolls approximately 596 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE serve?
MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
What is the student diversity at MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE?
Student demographics at MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE are roughly 21% White, 52% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE?
MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.