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Enrollment
1,696
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000241
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
6901 NW 16TH ST, PLANTATION, FL 33313 · (754) 322-1850 · Broward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,696 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
762 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 402 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 434 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 408 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 452 | 27% |
Student demographics
43%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
50.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 41.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,696 | 44.9% | 47.5% |
| COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOL COCONUT CREEK | 1,972 | 45.4% | 43.8% |
| MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 1,950 | 43.4% | 51.0% |
| PIPER HIGH SCHOOL LAUDERHILL | 2,201 | 41.2% | 51.8% |
| BLANCHE ELY HIGH SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 1,877 | 50.4% | 48.2% |
| BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL LAUDERDALE LAKES | 2,256 | 48.7% | 46.5% |
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 PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #356 of 555 | #33 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #240 of 549 ▼ 22 | #27 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #362 of 559 ▲ 43 | #31 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,696 | #243 of 830 | #28 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #426 of 575 | #19 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #472 of 594 | #45 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #309 of 630 | #14 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #50 of 289 | #5 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
1,696
-235 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 2,176
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 1,696 | 69.1 | 24.6:1 | 45% (762) |
| 2023-24 | 1,796 | 75.6 | 23.8:1 | 49% (883) |
| 2022-23 | 1,818 | 80.5 | 22.6:1 | 68% (1,230) |
| 2020-21 | 1,931 | 82 | 23.6:1 | 65% (1,249) |
| 2017-18 | 2,189 | 100 | 21.9:1 | 80% (1,749) |
| 2015-16 | 2,338 | 99 | 23.6:1 | 68% (1,594) |
| 2010-11 | 2,137 | 118 | 18.1:1 | 61% (1,296) |
| 2000-01 | 2,826 | 122 | 23.2:1 | 12% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 2,176 | 104 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL.
About PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in PLANTATION, Florida. The school had 1,696 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Florida is about 1,035, so this school runs 64% above that.
BROWARD, which runs PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL, has 325 schools and 243,591 students.
Roughly 74% of students at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL are Black. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Broward County, the Black share is about 28%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1 at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL, with 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in Florida have 23.5:1, compared with 24.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 45% of enrollment.
A school with PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 58.7%. PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL scores 47.5%, 11.2 points below that line.
Across Broward County, the median household income is $77,633, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Broward County has 338 public schools and roughly 244,502 students.
The closest public school, MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.5 miles from PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL dropped 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,931 to 1,696 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 23.6:1 to 24.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL. 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 PLANTATION
- SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,303 students
- SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT PLANTATIONElementary · 933 students
- CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 800 students
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 791 students
- MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 639 students
Nearby schools
- MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 639
- VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 654
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT PLANTATION0.5 mi · 933
- PLANTATION MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 538
- BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL SOUTH BROWARD0.7 mi · 295
- PETERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOLHow large is PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL?
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,696 students in grades 09-12.
Is PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL have?
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 16% Hispanic, 74% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL in?
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
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