WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL

WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL operates as a big secondary school in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida, overseen by BROWARD. Current enrollment sits at 2,492 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 141% larger than typical.

Across the 325 schools in BROWARD (243,591 students total), WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 19% White, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL has 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.3%; this one delivers 70.8%.

In the area at large, Broward County reports that median household income runs about $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 2,754 students in 2018 compared to 2,492 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 26% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 today.

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