By Sharon Aron Baron
On Friday, the Florida Department of Education released 2011/12 preliminary high school grades under the revised Florida A++ Plan. Although announced as preliminary, these grades are final pending appeals, submitted before February 2013. Elementary and middle school grades were released in late June 2011.
This year’s results highlight that 82% of Broward’s high schools earned a grade of ‘A’ or ‘B’ versus 76.3 last year, including Hallandale and Piper high schools, both improving to an A from a C last year. Flanagan, Fort Lauderdale, and Taravella High Schools also improved to an A from a B last year. All-District and charter high schools earned a grade of C or higher.
Broward high schools outperformed the State’s big five districts (including Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, and Palm Beach) and the State, with 69% receiving an A and 82% receiving an A or B.
The grades are based entirely on Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) results for Elementary and Middle Schools. High school scores include other components, including student performance and participation in accelerated courses, college readiness in reading and mathematics, the overall graduation rate, and the graduation rate of “at-risk” students. District high schools show improvement in each of these areas.
Some highlights from this year’s high school grades include:
• 22 District and five charter high schools received an A, increasing from 14 District schools and three charter schools last year.
• Four District high schools and one charter high school earned a B grade, down from 12 B grades last year.
• Six District high schools and one charter high school received a grade of C, up from five District schools and down from two charter schools last year.
• No high schools received a D or F grade.
“I applaud the hard work and efforts of our students and staff. We see progress and opportunities to improve,” said Superintendent Robert W. Runcie. “We will continue our work and mission to ensure that our students reach their highest potential.”
See how your school performed in the chart below:
| School Name | Grade 2012 (High School Grades are Preliminary) |
| DEERFIELD BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| POMPANO BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| OAKLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| NORTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| DANIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| HALLANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| RIVERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| WEST HOLLYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL | C |
| POMPANO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| WILTON MANORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL | C |
| CROISSANT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| COLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| MCARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| DILLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (MAGNET) | C |
| COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| BETHUNE MARY M ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| ATTUCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| BLANCHE ELY HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| DILLARD HIGH SCHOOL | C |
| DEERFIELD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| HALLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| LAUDERDALE MANORS ELEMENTARY | D |
| OAKRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| HARBORDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| BROWARD ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| WATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| NORTH ANDREWS GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| PLANTATION MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| NORCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| TEDDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| MARGATE MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| SUNLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | F |
| LARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| WESTWOOD HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| ORANGE BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| DRIFTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| POMPANO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| BROADVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| FLORANADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| SANDERS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| CRESTHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| DEERFIELD BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| PETERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| BOULEVARD HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY | B |
| HENRY D. PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| WILLIAM DANDY MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| LLOYD ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| PALMVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| CORAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| MARGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| COOPER CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| PEMBROKE PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL | C |
| PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY | B |
| NOVA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ELEM | A |
| NOVA HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY | A |
| WILLIAM T. MCFATTER TECHNICAL CENTER | A |
| NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| SHERIDAN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| LAUDERHILL PAUL TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| LAUDERHILL MIDDLE SCHOOL | F |
| COCONUT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL | B |
| CASTLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| ANNABEL C. PERRY ELEMENTARY | A |
| FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL | B |
| C. ROBERT MARKHAM ELEMENTARY | C |
| COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | C |
| LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL | B |
| BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL | C |
| MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| HOLLYWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| ORIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| CRYSTAL LAKE COMMUNITY MIDDLE | C |
| PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| PIPER HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| PARK RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| CORAL COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| BEACHSIDE MONTESSORI VILLAGE | A |
| WESTPINE MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| PASADENA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| JAMES S. RICKARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| ATLANTIC TECHNICAL CENTER | A |
| NORTH LAUDERDALE ELEMENTARY | C |
| SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL | B |
| ATLANTIC WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| FLAMINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| CORAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| CORAL SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| BAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| PEMBROKE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| NOB HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| WESTCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| MORROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| RAMBLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| RAMBLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| DAVIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| PINES LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| WELLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| RIVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| SILVER LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL | D |
| COUNTRY ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| WALTER C. YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| CORAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| SILVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| WINSTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| LYONS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| COUNTRY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| QUIET WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| TEQUESTA TRACE MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| PARK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| INDIAN TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| EMBASSY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | C |
| PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| CHARLES W FLANAGAN HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| SAWGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| SAWGRASS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| EAGLE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| TRADEWINDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| FOX TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| SILVER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| FALCON COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| GATOR RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| SUNSET LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| ROCK ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | D |
| CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| PARK TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| GULFSTREAM MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| HERON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | A |
| DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | B |
| WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| ARTHUR ROBERT ASHE, JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL | F |
| MILLENNIUM MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL NORTH CAMPUS | B |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY VILLAGE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL | C |
| SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH LAUDERDALE | C |
| SOMERSET VILLAGE ACADEMY | C |
| BEN GAMLA CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | |
| SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH AT NORTH LAUDERDALE | F |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MIRAMAR CAMPUS | A |
| FRANKLIN ACADEMY B | A |
| FRANKLIN ACADEMY A | A |
| RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL OF CORAL SPRINGS | A |
| SOMERSET NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL | A |
| RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL OF PLANTATION | B |
| IMAGINE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT BROWARD | B |
| BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL HALLANDALE | |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE DAVIE 2 | C |
| SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY | C |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | B |
| CENTRAL CHARTER SCHOOL | B |
| KATHLEEN C. WRIGHT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | F |
| CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER | A |
| SMART SCHOOL CHARTER MIDDLE | C |
| CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER | A |
| IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WESTON | A |
| CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | A |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY | A |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE | A |
| IMAGINE CHARTER/N LAUDERDALE | C |
| PARKWAY ACADEMY | C |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE TAMARAC 1 | B |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY DAVIE CHARTER | A |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH | A |
| EAGLE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | I |
| IMAGINE AT N LAUDERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL | D |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AT DAVIE | B |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AT RIVERLAND | C |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE TAMARAC 2 | C |
| BROWARD COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL | C |
| HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCE | A |
| TOUCHDOWNS4LIFE | D |
| EAGLES NEST ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL | A |
| EAGLES NEST MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL | C |
| FLORIDA INTERCULTURAL ACADEMY | B |
| HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL | A |
| PARAGON ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL | A |
| PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY | A |
| RISE ACADEMY II | D |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY EAST PREPARATORY | A |
| BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL SOUTH BROWARD | C |
| EXCELSIOR CHARTER OF BROWARD | A |
| POMPANO CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| SOMERSET ARTS CONSERVATORY | A |
| CHARTER SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE RIVERLAND | |
| SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL | |
| BROWARD COMMUNITY CHARTER WEST | B |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY (MIRAMAR CAMPUS) | A |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE (MIRAMAR CAMPUS) | A |
| KIDZ CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL | |
| BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL | A |
| DISCOVERY MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL | C |
| IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL OF BROWARD | A |
| INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BROWARD | B |
| HENRY MCNEAL TURNER LEARNING ACADEMY | |
| RISE ACADEMY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | |
| FLORIDA INTERCULTURAL ACADEMY K-8 WEST | C |
| SOMERSET PREPARATORY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL | B |
| BROWARD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | A |