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Enrollment
1,286
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000157
STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL
1800 SW 5TH PL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312 · (754) 323-2100 · Broward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,286 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Florida public high schools
- C+Test 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
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
641 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 | 357 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 329 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 329 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 271 | 21% |
Student demographics
52%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
56.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 29.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL
STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,286 | 49.8% | 50.3% |
| BLANCHE ELY HIGH SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 1,877 | 50.4% | 48.2% |
| WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,533 | 52.6% | 32.4% |
| HALLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL HALLANDALE BEACH | 1,031 | 45.8% | 35.7% |
| TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 2,181 | 50.5% | 59.8% |
| BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY HIGH BOYNTON BEACH | 1,559 | 55.6% | 38.6% |
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 STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #311 of 555 | #31 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #293 of 549 ▲ 50 | #36 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #257 of 559 ▲ 98 | #25 of 45 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,286 | #345 of 830 | #32 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #410 of 575 | #17 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #374 of 594 | #35 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #239 of 630 | #8 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #198 of 289 | #22 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
1,286
-219 (-15%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,175
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 1,286 | 53 | 24.3:1 | 50% (641) |
| 2023-24 | 1,328 | 63 | 21.1:1 | 57% (755) |
| 2022-23 | 1,438 | 65 | 22.1:1 | 77% (1,107) |
| 2020-21 | 1,505 | 69 | 21.8:1 | 73% (1,105) |
| 2017-18 | 1,361 | 72 | 18.9:1 | 86% (1,173) |
| 2015-16 | 1,409 | 66 | 21.4:1 | 82% (1,151) |
| 2010-11 | 1,723 | 95 | 18.1:1 | 73% (1,257) |
| 2000-01 | 2,178 | 98 | 22.2:1 | 35% (766) |
| 1990-91 | 1,175 | 68 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL.
About STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL
Federal records list STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL as a high school in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,286 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 24% larger than that.
BROWARD is made up of 325 schools with 243,591 students in all.
A majority of students at STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL, 62%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic and 4% White. Among all residents of Broward County, the Black share is about 28%. The chance that two students picked at random at STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The school employs the equivalent of 53 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 24.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL is 50%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Broward County is 38%.
STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL scores 50.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Broward County show that median household income is about $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%. STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County, which together enroll about 244,502 students.
The nearest other public school, RIVERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,505 to 1,286. Federal data show the ratio rising from 21.8:1 to 24.3:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- 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 FORT LAUDERDALE
- FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,260 students
- DILLARD 6-12High · 1,998 students
- NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,566 students
- LAKEWOOD RANCH PREPARATORY ACADEMYCombined · 1,369 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TRADITIONElementary · 1,144 students
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,141 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 459
- NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 403
- BROWARD DETENTION CENTER0.9 mi · 78
- SUNED HIGH OF SOUTH BROWARD0.9 mi · 380
- WESTWOOD HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 451
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOLHow large is STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL?
STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,286 students in grades 09-12.
Is STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 24.3:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 4% White, 31% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL in?
STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.