Enrollment
123
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018005460
PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY
502 N 28TH AVE, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020 · (954) 925-0155 · Broward County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Florida public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
20.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 6 | 33 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 40% |
Student demographics
51%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 33.9% |
% 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 →
Where PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #381 of 549 ▼ 76 | #40 of 45 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #532 of 559 ▼ 88 | #45 of 45 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #623 of 830 | #54 of 59 |
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
123
-10 (-8%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 123 | 6 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 137 | N/A | N/A | 56% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 6 | 22.5:1 | 50% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 6 | 22.2:1 | 51% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 7 | 18.4:1 | 60% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 133 | 6 | 22.2:1 | 65% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 101 | 6 | 16.8:1 | 72% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY.
About PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY
Families in HOLLYWOOD, Florida, are served by PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY, a small high school. The student body numbers 123 students, from grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Florida) has about 1,035 students.
BROWARD serves 243,591 students across 325 schools.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY. Smaller groups are 29% Black and 6% White. For comparison, the population of Broward County is roughly 33% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Teachers at PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY total 6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1.
PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Broward County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,633, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY is among the 338 public schools in Broward County.
The next-closest public school is SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY.
NCES describes the area around PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY is a public charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 123, 8% below the 133 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.5:1, from 22.2:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGYHow many students attend PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY?
PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY enrolls approximately 123 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY serve?
PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY is approximately 20.5:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY?
PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY reports a student body of 6% White, 63% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY?
PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
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