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SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 13 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 68% |
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveFAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.0% | 5.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.2% | 6.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #500 of 830 | #43 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #506 of 594 | #49 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.8% | #611 of 630 | #48 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +54.9% | #17 of 246 | #3 of 18 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | N/A | N/A | 7% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 3 | 134.3:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 4 | 76.0:1 | 72% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 5 | 36.6:1 | 74% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 9 | 34.0:1 | 73% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 9 | 38.1:1 | 86% (295) |
About SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL
Families in OAKLAND PARK, Florida, are served by SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 474 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Florida) has about 1,035 students.
BROWARD serves 243,591 students across 325 schools.
Black students account for 78% of enrollment at SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL. Other students are 17% Hispanic and 3% White. That is higher than the 28% Black share among all Broward County residents. By the diversity index, SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 36%.
About 7% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in Broward County.
Census Bureau estimates for Broward County show that median household income is about $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 338 public schools operate in Broward County, serving about 244,502 students.
The nearest other public school, WILLIAM DANDY MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL had 183 students in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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