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Sawgrass Springs Middle School

Q: Is Sawgrass Springs Middle School a good school?

Sawgrass Springs Middle School ranks 536 th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Sawgrass Springs Middle School in Coral Springs, FL, is a mid-sized public school serving 946 students in grades 6-8 within the Broward County School District, and it has a solid academic track record with a consistent 3-star rating over the past decade.

This school truly excels at accelerating top students into advanced high school coursework, with exceptional performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams. For instance, 95% of students are proficient in Geometry, 89% in Biology 1, and 78% in Algebra 1—all dramatically higher than district and state averages. However, this strength creates a "tale of two schools" dynamic: while advanced students thrive, the general student body struggles significantly with grade-level math, particularly in 8th grade where only 33% are proficient (compared to 61% statewide). This 62-percentage-point gap between advanced and on-grade-level math performance is the school's most striking challenge. On a positive note, Sawgrass Springs has consistently low chronic absenteeism (30.5% in 2023-2024), which is better than both the district and state averages, indicating strong school culture and family engagement.

Compared to nearby schools, Sawgrass Springs sits in a competitive cluster. It significantly outperforms struggling schools like Margate Middle School and Silver Lakes Middle School, but it falls short of the top-tier Westglades Middle School (a 5-star school with 90th percentile ranking) in nearly every subject. The school's free/reduced lunch percentage has dropped dramatically from 56% to 32% in recent years, suggesting a changing demographic profile, yet overall state ranking has remained flat. With per-student spending of $11,667—higher than Westglades' $9,116—Sawgrass Springs has resources to work with, but its main challenge is closing the performance gap between its advanced and general student populations, especially in 8th-grade math and science, to move from a solid 3-star rating to a consistent 4 or 5-star performer.

946

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,667

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12500 W Sample Rd
Coral Springs, FL 33065

(754) 322-4500

District: Broward

Students who attend Sawgrass Springs Middle School usually attend:

High:

Coral Glades High School

Feeder schools for Sawgrass Springs Middle School:

Elementary:

Westchester Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.4%

African American:

35.4%

White:

17.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Florida median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg65%

Florida avg62%

536^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 48Middle Schools in the Broward

23^rd of 70Broward among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	536 of 1216	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	467 of 1205	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	603 of 1196	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	538 of 1177	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	477 of 1148	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	637 of 1136	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	454 of 1099	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	387 of 1035	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	333 of 1031	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.9	248 of 997	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	70.4	283 of 999	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	68.1	290 of 956	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.2	252 of 897	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	218 of 891	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	140 of 839	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	166 of 780	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	161 of 740	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	76.7	148 of 736	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.9	130 of 675	80.7%	★★★★☆
2005	79.5	104 of 602	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	89.0	45 of 593	92.4%	★★★★★

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Geometry95%+39 vs state

Biology 189%+15 vs state

Algebra 178%+15 vs state

Civics78%~ state avg

English Language Arts68%+6 vs state

Math54%-5 vs state

Science48%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 1, 2018

Scary school! Went in multiple times with my daughter to report bullying. Staff was rude and treated me as if I was bothering them. Child was bullied. Bully stole her $20. This same Bully stole $1000 of product from the school. They did NOTHING! This bully still runs wild terrorizing children. 8th grd admin Ms Donavan is lazy and disrespectful to the parents. YOUR KIDS ARE NOT SAFE AT SAWGRASS MIDDLE SCHOOL! IT'S A SHAME! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sawgrass Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	12500 W Sample Rd	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-4500	946	43	22.0	32.5%	169 (17.9%)	335 (35.4%)	354 (37.4%)	37 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.1%)	55.4	536^th of 1216 public middle schools	55.9%		59.7	467^th of 1205 public middle schools	61.2%	69	68.0	72.0	63.0	58.0	58.0	33.0	48.0	78.0	95.0	89.0	78.0	$11,667	$1,207	$10,460
Coral Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	10300 Wiles Rd	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-3000	980	46	21.3	29.8%	244 (24.9%)	291 (29.7%)	313 (31.9%)	80 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.9%)	67.9	352^nd of 1216 public middle schools	71.1%		65.6	381^st of 1205 public middle schools	68.4%	29	74.0	72.0	67.0	72.0	64.0	43.0	62.0	86.0	95.0	85.0	90.0	$10,772	$924	$9,848
Westglades Middle School	Public	6-8	11000 Holmberg Rd	Coral Springs	33076	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 322-4800	1,646	72	22.8	10.7%	896 (54.4%)	88 (5.3%)	418 (25.4%)	174 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	64 (3.9%)	85.5	125^th of 1216 public middle schools	89.7%		87.3	117^th of 1205 public middle schools	90.3%	8	82.0	79.0	79.0	82.0	91.0	71.0	76.0	98.0	98.0	99.0	88.0	$9,116	$560	$8,555
Eagles Nest Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	201 N University Dr	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 341-5550	49	2	24.5	22.4%	2 (4.1%)	42 (85.7%)	5 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.7	333^rd of 1216 public middle schools	72.6%		68.7	341^st of 1205 public middle schools	71.7%	8	76.0	69.0	57.0	88.0	75.0		50.0	92.0			77.0	$11,722	$1,395	$10,327
Somerset Academy Riverside Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2251 Riverside Dr	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 255-9740	306	0		56.9%	39 (12.7%)	109 (35.6%)	150 (49.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	52.3	591^st of 1216 public middle schools	51.4%		44.4	675^th of 1205 public middle schools	44.0%	84	74.0	66.0	66.0	61.0	51.0	30.0	31.0	90.0	67.0	93.0	74.0	$11,157	$387	$10,770
Ramblewood Middle School	Public	6-8	8505 W Atlantic Blvd	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-4300	1,005	46	21.8	33.7%	186 (18.5%)	340 (33.8%)	404 (40.2%)	27 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.3%)	65	391^st of 1216 public middle schools	67.8%		66.4	367^th of 1205 public middle schools	69.5%	24	70.0	68.0	65.0	73.0	72.0	36.0	57.0	80.0	86.0	98.0	79.0	$10,719	$1,034	$9,686
Forest Glen Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 Turtle Run Blvd	Coral Springs	33067	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-3400	1,037	50	20.7	37.3%	167 (16.1%)	450 (43.4%)	341 (32.9%)	38 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	46.1	679^th of 1216 public middle schools	44.2%		41.9	722^nd of 1205 public middle schools	40.1%	43	61.0	56.0	57.0	47.0	65.0	52.0	47.0	94.0	95.0	96.0	73.0	$10,711	$1,192	$9,519
Margate Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 NW 65th Ave	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3800	927	48	19.3	49.6%	51 (5.5%)	575 (62.0%)	254 (27.4%)	21 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.3%)	25.7	972^nd of 1216 public middle schools	20.1%		29.9	888^th of 1205 public middle schools	26.3%	84	47.0	48.0	47.0	40.0	49.0	35.0	31.0	90.0	96.0	93.0	62.0	$11,358	$1,416	$9,942
North Broward Academy Of Excellence Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8200 SW 17th St	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 718-2211	373	17	21.9	76.7%	5 (1.3%)	315 (84.5%)	42 (11.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	65.8	380^th of 1216 public middle schools	68.8%		57.6	488^th of 1205 public middle schools	59.5%	108	72.0	67.0	74.0	67.0	68.0	72.0	46.0	91.0	92.0	94.0	80.0	$9,878	$766	$9,112
Silver Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7600 Tam Oshanter Blvd	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-4600	729	33	22.4	59.4%	24 (3.3%)	567 (77.8%)	114 (15.6%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	29.8	916^th of 1216 public middle schools	24.7%		18.3	1030^th of 1205 public middle schools	14.5%	114	53.0	53.0	49.0	35.0	41.0	58.0	28.0	75.0	83.0	86.0	77.0	$11,828	$1,355	$10,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Sawgrass Springs Middle School

What high school do graduates of Sawgrass Springs Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sawgrass Springs Middle School usually go on to attend Coral Glades High School

How many students attend Sawgrass Springs Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 946 students attended Sawgrass Springs Middle School.

Is Sawgrass Springs Middle School a good school?

Sawgrass Springs Middle School ranks 536^th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sawgrass Springs Middle School?

Students at Sawgrass Springs Middle School are 37% Hispanic, 35% African American, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Sawgrass Springs Middle School in?

Broward

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