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What's the biggest difference between WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
2,492
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018007555
WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL
500 NW 209TH AVE, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33029 · (754) 323-2600 · Broward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,492 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
24.1:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
591 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 621 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 610 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 652 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 607 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%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
72.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 46.0% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL
WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,492 | 23.7% | 70.8% |
| FREEDOM HIGH ORLANDO | 2,504 | 26.4% | 56.0% |
| INNOVATION HIGH ORLANDO | 1,753 | 28.1% | 64.4% |
| WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL DAVIE | 3,510 | 27.5% | 58.1% |
| MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 2,618 | 28.0% | 58.6% |
| LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL ORLANDO | 2,140 | 27.8% | 47.1% |
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 WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #91 of 555 | #11 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #82 of 549 ▲ 92 | #12 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #106 of 559 ▼ 4 | #13 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,492 | #76 of 830 | #5 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #401 of 575 | #16 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #256 of 594 | #25 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #533 of 630 | #41 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #145 of 289 | #18 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
2,492
-103 (-4%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 2,694
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 2,492 | 103.5 | 24.1:1 | 24% (591) |
| 2023-24 | 2,531 | 102.5 | 24.7:1 | 28% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 2,586 | 104.5 | 24.7:1 | 33% (862) |
| 2020-21 | 2,595 | 109 | 23.8:1 | 28% (726) |
| 2017-18 | 2,754 | 126 | 21.9:1 | 34% (927) |
| 2015-16 | 2,681 | 113 | 23.7:1 | 29% (785) |
| 2010-11 | 2,694 | 123 | 21.9:1 | 23% (612) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL.
About WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL
WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL operates as a high-enrollment high school in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 2,492 students. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 141% bigger than that.
Enrollment across the 325 schools in BROWARD totals 243,591 students.
At WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up 58% of the student body. The next largest groups are 19% White, 15% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 33% share among Broward County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL is 103.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 24.1:1. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. The school counts 591 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 24%. Across public schools in Broward County, the average is 38%.
allk12 grades WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.8%; the prediction is 69.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Broward County show that the median household income is $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL is SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 2,595 in 2020-21 to 2,492 in 2024-25.
Community posts for WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
- NOVA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,420 students
Other schools in PEMBROKE PINES
- CHARLES W FLANAGAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,199 students
- CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,168 students
- PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 2,046 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGHHigh · 1,450 students
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINESElementary · 1,367 students
- CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,353 students
Nearby schools
- SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,056
- SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH0.5 mi · 1,450
- SOMERSET ARTS CONSERVATORY0.5 mi · 397
- SOMERSET ACADEMY1.3 mi · 645
- SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SOUTH CAMPUS1.3 mi · 347
- CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,492 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL have?
WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL employs 104 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL?
At WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 19% White, 58% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL in?
WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.