South Broward News

Cypress Bay High School had the highest enrollment among Broward County schools, welcoming 4,632 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic or Latino, representing 65% of Cypress Bay High School’s total enrollment.

Cypress Bay High School is part of the Broward County Public Schools District, which generally encompasses schools within Broward County with its main office in Weston.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2,8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub’s analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Cypress Bay High School	Weston	4,632
Western High School	Davie	3,640
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School	Parkland	3,280
Coral Glades High School	Coral Springs	2,744
West Broward High School	Pembroke Pines	2,531
J. P. Taravella High School	Coral Springs	2,516
Piper High School	Lauderhill	2,418
Monarch High School	Coconut Creek	2,376
Charles W. Flanagan High School	Pembroke Pines	2,330
Cooper City High School	Cooper City	2,307
South Broward High School	Hollywood	2,307
South Plantation High School	Plantation	2,292
Nova High School	Davie	2,255
Falcon Cove Middle School	Weston	2,199
Dillard 6-12	Fort Lauderdale	2,199
Fort Lauderdale High School	Fort Lauderdale	2,182
Boyd H. Anderson High School	Lauderdale Lakes	2,162
Coral Springs High School	Coral Springs	2,161
City/Pembroke Pines Charter High School	Pembroke Pines	2,153
Deerfield Beach High School	Deerfield Beach	2,109
Everglades High School	Miramar	2,033
Indian Ridge Middle School	Davie	1,954
Miramar High School	Miramar	1,951
Blanche Ely High School	Pompano Beach	1,930
Coconut Creek High School	Coconut Creek	1,926
Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	1,904
McArthur High School	Hollywood	1,879
Hollywood Hills High School	Hollywood	1,799
Plantation High School	Plantation	1,796
Coral Springs Charter School	Coral Springs	1,743
Westglades Middle School	Coral Springs	1,667
Northeast High School	Oakland Park	1,589
New River Middle School	Fort Lauderdale	1,589
Lyons Creek Middle School	Coconut Creek	1,564
Renaissance Charter School at Coral Springs	Coral Springs	1,519
Somerset Academy Charter High	Pembroke Pines	1,486
Pioneer Middle School	Cooper City	1,463
Renaissance Charter School at University	Tamarac	1,447
Tequesta Trace Middle School	Weston	1,421
Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines	1,395
Franklin Academy Sunrise	Sunrise	1,376
Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy	Tamarac	1,371
City/Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School	Pembroke Pines	1,336
Stranahan High School	Fort Lauderdale	1,328
Franklin Academy Cooper City	Cooper City	1,318
Nova Middle School	Davie	1,316
Pompano Beach High School	Pompano Beach	1,311
Silver Trail Middle School	Southwest Ranches	1,249
Sunrise Middle School	Fort Lauderdale	1,238
Eagle Point Elementary School	Weston	1,232
Central Charter School	Lauderdale Lakes	1,232
Embassy Creek Elementary School	Cooper City	1,227
Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach	Hallandale Beach	1,226
Renaissance Charter School at Cooper City	Cooper City	1,202
Gator Run Elementary School	Weston	1,192
Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines High School	Pembroke Pines	1,188
Apollo Middle School	Hollywood	1,172
Quiet Waters Elementary School	Deerfield Beach	1,138
Hollywood Academy of Arts & Science	Hollywood	1,137
Deerfield Beach Middle School	Deerfield Beach	1,127
Glades Middle School	Miramar	1,123
Avant Garde Academy of Broward	Hollywood	1,107
Fox Trail Elementary School	Davie	1,089
Avant Garde Academy K-5 Broward	Hollywood	1,089
Parkway Middle School	Lauderhill	1,084
Seminole Middle School	Plantation	1,068
Hallandale High School	Hallandale Beach	1,067
Riverglades Elementary School	Parkland	1,065
Imagine Charter School at Weston	Weston	1,061
Imagine Schools at Broward	Coral Springs	1,061
Heron Heights Elementary School	Parkland	1,059
Henry D. Perry Education Center	Miramar	1,058
Westchester Elementary School	Coral Springs	1,057
Margate Elementary School	Margate	1,054
Somerset Academy Middle School	Pembroke Pines	1,048
Driftwood Middle School	Hollywood	1,048
Margate Middle School	Margate	1,044
Manatee Bay Elementary School	Weston	1,043
New Renaissance Middle School	Miramar	1,038
Ramblewood Middle School	Coral Springs	1,037
Franklin Academy F	Pembroke Pines	1,034
Pompano Beach Middle School	Pompano Beach	1,032
Park Trails Elementary School	Parkland	1,025
Forest Glen Middle School	Coral Springs	1,020
Sawgrass Springs Middle School	Coral Springs	1,012
Winston Park Elementary School	Coconut Creek	996
Coral Springs Middle School	Coral Springs	993
Renaissance Charter School at Plantation	Plantation	990
Tradewinds Elementary School	Coconut Creek	973
Somerset Parkland Academy	Parkland	945
Park Lakes Elementary School	Lauderdale Lakes	943
Crystal Lake Middle School	Pompano Beach	926
Silver Ridge Elementary School	Davie	904
Challenger Elementary School	Tamarac	902
Sea Castle Elementary School	Miramar	888
Everglades Elementary School	Weston	884
Sawgrass Elementary School	Sunrise	877
Country Hills Elementary School	Coral Springs	872
Lauderdale Lakes Middle School	Lauderdale Lakes	864
Renaissance Charter Schools at Pines	Pembroke Pines	843
Park Springs Elementary School	Coral Springs	840
Walter C. Young Middle School	Pembroke Pines	820
Country Isles Elementary School	Weston	816
Westpine Middle School	Sunrise	804
Beachside Montessori Village	Hollywood	804
Tropical Elementary School	Plantation	784
Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Davie	773
Central Park Elementary School	Plantation	770
Lauderhill 6-12	Lauderhill	769
Nova Blanche Forman Elementary School	Davie	768
James S. Rickards Middle School	Oakland Park	762
Eagle Ridge Elementary School	Coral Springs	758
Cooper City Elementary School	Cooper City	757
North Andrews Gardens Elementary School	Oakland Park	754
Discovery Elementary School	Sunrise	750
Silver Lakes Middle School	North Lauderdale	744
Cypress Elementary School	Pompano Beach	741
Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter School at North Lauderd	North Lauderdale	741
Floranada Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	739
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	739
Bair Middle School	Sunrise	736
Parkside Elementary School	Coral Springs	729
Sunset Lakes Elementary School	Miramar	728
Royal Palm Elementary School	Lauderhill	726
West Broward Academy	Margate	716
Indian Trace Elementary School	Weston	706
Liberty Elementary School	Margate	704
Hawkes Bluff Elementary School	Southwest Ranches	700
The Pembroke Pines Florida	Pembroke Pines	700
Ramblewood Elementary School	Coral Springs	698
Broadview Elementary School	North Lauderdale	697
Orange Brook Elementary School	Hollywood	695
Attucks Middle School	Hollywood	694
Oriole Elementary School	Lauderdale Lakes	693
Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	692
Forest Hills Elementary School	Coral Springs	688
Atlantic Technical College	Margate	686
Flamingo Elementary School	Davie	683
William Dandy Middle School	Fort Lauderdale	681
Norcrest Elementary School	Pompano Beach	677
Hollywood Hills Elementary School	Hollywood	665
Pinewood Elementary School	North Lauderdale	660
Stephen Foster Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	658
North Lauderdale PK-8	North Lauderdale	655
Croissant Park Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	653
Davie Elementary School	Davie	652
Somerset Academy	Pembroke Pines	652
Riverside Elementary School	Coral Springs	652
Pembroke Lakes Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	649
Mirror Lake Elementary School	Plantation	645
Tedder Elementary School	Pompano Beach	644
Annabel C. Perry PK-8	Miramar	643
Sandpiper Elementary School	Sunrise	642
Chapel Trail Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	642
North Broward Academy of Excellence	North Lauderdale	640
Village Elementary School	Sunrise	632
Pembroke Pines Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	629
Tamarac Elementary School	Tamarac	619
Boulevard Heights Elementary School	Hollywood	616
Deerfield Beach Elementary School	Deerfield Beach	615
Dillard Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	615
Robert C. Markham Elementary School	Pompano Beach	612
Atlantic West Elementary School	Margate	607
Pines Middle School	Pembroke Pines	604
McFatter Technical College	Davie	599
Welleby Elementary School	Sunrise	599
Peters Elementary School	Plantation	597
Broward Virtual Franchise	Coconut Creek	596
McNicol Middle School	Hollywood	593
Griffin Elementary School	Cooper City	592
Colbert Elementary School	Hollywood	589
Horizon Elementary School	Sunrise	587
Castle Hill Elementary School	Lauderhill	587
Bayview Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	575
Lakeside Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	574
McNab Elementary School	Pompano Beach	573
Plantation Elementary School	Plantation	572
Olsen Middle School	Dania Beach	567
Stirling Elementary School	Hollywood	566
Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School	Lauderdale Lakes	566
Lake Forest Elementary School	Pembroke Park	564
Dolphin Bay Elementary School	Miramar	564
Wilton Manors Elementary School	Wilton Manors	557
Dave Thomas Education Center West	Coconut Creek	556
Sheridan Technical College	Hollywood	555
Palmview Elementary School	Pompano Beach	548
Oakland Park Elementary School	Oakland Park	548
Maplewood Elementary School	Coral Springs	548
Morrow Elementary School	North Lauderdale	539
Fairway Elementary School	Miramar	527
Park Ridge Elementary School	Pompano Beach	520
Nob Hill Elementary School	Sunrise	519
Whiddon Rodgers Education Center	Fort Lauderdale	515
Somerset Academy Elementary (Miramar Campus)	Miramar	514
Plantation Middle School	Plantation	512
Walker Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	512
James S. Hunt Elementary School	Coral Springs	511
Westwood Heights Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	510
Driftwood Elementary School	Hollywood	505
Harbordale Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	505
Coconut Palm Elementary School	Miramar	501
Plantation Park Elementary School	Plantation	495
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Montessori Academy	Lauderhill	493
Pasadena Lakes Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	492
Coral Park Elementary School	Coral Springs	492
Pompano Beach Elementary School	Pompano Beach	487
West Hollywood Elementary School	Hollywood	477
Coral Cove Elementary School	Miramar	476
Somerset Neighborhood School	Miramar	474
Cresthaven Elementary School	Pompano Beach	473
Summit Academy Charter School	Coral Springs	472
Silver Palms Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	472
Coconut Creek Elementary School	Coconut Creek	469
Oakridge Elementary School	Hollywood	469
College Academy at Broward College	Davie	467
Sheridan Park Elementary School	Hollywood	466
Riverland Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	465
Lloyd Estates Elementary School	Oakland Park	464
Rock Island Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	462
Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science Middle School	Hollywood	461
Deerfield Park Elementary School	Deerfield Beach	460
Renaissance Charter Middle School at Pines	Pembroke Pines	457
Somerset Pines Academy	Pompano Beach	450
Sheridan Hills Elementary School	Hollywood	448
Pines Lakes Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	447
Sanders Park Elementary School	Pompano Beach	446
Coral Springs PK-8	Coral Springs	443
Sunland Park Academy	Fort Lauderdale	442
Mary M. Bethune Elementary School	Hollywood	442
Innovation Charter School	Pompano Beach	439
Dania Elementary School	Dania Beach	435
Imagine Schools Plantation Campus	Plantation	427
Hollywood Park Elementary School	Hollywood	425
Championship Academy of Distinction at Davie	Davie	424
Somerset Academy Middle (Miramar Campus)	Miramar	421
Somerset Academy Riverside	Coral Springs	420
Sunrise High School	Ft. Lauderdale	420
Banyan Elementary School	Sunrise	420
Miramar Elementary School	Miramar	415
Sunshine Elementary School	Miramar	413
Larkdale Elementary School	Lauderhill	413
North Fork Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	413
Palm Cove Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	411
Somerset Academy Key Middle School	Deerfield Beach	406
Sunfire High School	Oakland Park	403
Somerset Arts Conservatory	Pembroke Pines	403
Watkins Elementary School	Pembroke Park	399
Charles Drew Elementary School	Pompano Beach	396
Imagine Charter School at North Lauderdale Elementary	North Lauderdale	388
Andrews High School	Pompano Beach	373
Silver Shores Elementary School	Miramar	372
Panther Run Elementary School	Pembroke Pines	365
Ben Gamla Charter School	Hollywood	358
North Broward Academy of Excellence Middle	North Lauderdale	356
Bridgeprep Academy of Hollywood Hills	Hollywood	350
Somerset Academy Elementary South Campus	Pembroke Pines	349
Rise Academy School of Science and Technology	Margate	347
Ben Gamla Charter School South Broward	Plantation	342
Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter High at North Lauderdal	North Lauderdale	339
Silver Lakes Elementary School	Miramar	338
Somerset Preparatory Charter Middle School	Miramar	337
Suned High School of North Broward	Margate	327
Endeavour Primary Learning Center	Lauderhill	326
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	325
Eagles Nest Charter Academy	Lauderhill	321
Hollywood Central Elementary School	Hollywood	321
International Studies Academy Middle School	Hollywood	301
Bennett Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	299
Somerset Academy Key Charter High School	Deerfield Beach	298
Suned High of South Broward	Ft. Lauderdale	297
Somerset Academy Charter High School Miramar Campus	Miramar	291
Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus	Hollywood	289
North Side Elementary School	Fort Lauderdale	288
Broward Math and Science Schools	Margate	288
Championship Academy of Distinction at Hollywood	Hollywood	286
Greentree Preparatory Charter School	Southwest Ranches	282
Championship Academy of Distinction Middle School	Hollywood	280
Somerset Academy Riverside Charter Middle School	Coral Springs	266
Somerset Village Academy	Wilton Manors	265
Collins Elementary School	Dania Beach	254
Broward Estates Elementary School	Lauderhill	252
Charter School of Excellence at Davie	Pembroke Pines	246
Academic Solutions Academy a	Ft. Lauderdale	246
Academic Solutions High School	Ft. Lauderdale	239
International Studies Academy High School	Hollywood	234
Ascend Career Academy	Margate	222
Somerset Academy Miramar South	Miramar	213
Sunshine Elementary Charter School	Hollywood	209
Charter School of Excellence	Fort Lauderdale	209
Somerset Academy East Preparatory	Miramar	191
Whispering Pines Exceptional Education Center	Miramar	186
South Broward Montessori Charter School	Hallandale Beach	169
Somerset Academy Village Charter Middle School	Wilton Manors	162
Everest Charter School	Tamarac	161
Somerset Academy Pompano (K-5)	Pompano Beach	155
Somerset Academy Davie Charter School	Davie	150
Bright Horizons	Pompano Beach	149
Cypress Run Alternative Center	Pompano Beach	147
Seagull School	Fort Lauderdale	147
Paragon Academy of Technology	Hollywood	137
Gulfstream Early Childhood Center of Excellence	Hallandale Beach	132
Bridgeprep Academy of Broward K-8	Hollywood	131
Atlantic Montessori Charter School West Campus	Davie	129
Lanier-James Education Center	Hallandale Beach	127
Baudhuin Oral School-Nova University	Davie	120
Wingate Oaks Center	Fort Lauderdale	120
New Life Charter Academy	Fort Lauderdale	111
The Quest Center	Hollywood	106
Panacea Prep Charter School	Coral Springs	102
Cross Creek School	Pompano Beach	94
Broward Virtual Instruction Program	Coconut Creek	84
Arc Broward Inc.	Sunrise	83
Pace Center for Girls Inc.	Wilton Manors	81
Atlantic Montessori Charter School	Pembroke Pines	77
Broward Detention Center	Fort Lauderdale	76
International School of Broward	Hollywood	73
Eagles Nest Middle Charter School	Coral Springs	57
Pine Ridge Alternative Center	Fort Lauderdale	43
Broward Youth Treatment Center	Pembroke Pines	38
Ann Storck Center Inc.	Ft. Lauderdale	34
Broward Children's Center North	Pompano Beach	20
Broward Children's Center South	Ft. Lauderdale	20
Hospital Homebound Services	Ft. Lauderdale	16
Alphabet Land-Margate	Margate	11