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SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL operates as a sizable four-year high school in PLANTATION, Florida, one of the schools within BROWARD. Current enrollment sits at 2,303 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 123% larger than typical.
SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that serves 243,591 students overall.
Looking at the student body, SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL lists that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 37% Black, 17% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL has 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.2%; this one delivers 55.6%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Broward County indicate median household earnings sit near $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 SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 59.5%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 2,322 students in 2018 compared to 2,303 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 31% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 today.
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