Best Public Schools in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				Statewide Science Science (2021)		FSA English Language Arts (2021)								FSA Mathematics (2021)						FSA Algebra 1 (2021)	FSA Geometry (2021)	EOC Biology 1 (2021)	EOC US History (2021)	EOC Civics (2021)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 9th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 10th Grade	FSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	FSA Mathematics 4th Grade	FSA Mathematics 5th Grade	FSA Mathematics 6th Grade	FSA Mathematics 7th Grade	FSA Mathematics 8th Grade	FSA Algebra 1 End of Course	FSA Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 NE 11th St	Fort Lauderdale	33304	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7450	343	20	17.3	91.5%	5 (1.5%)	297 (86.6%)	31 (9.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	19.3	1823^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	17.8%		20	1842^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	15.6%	19	33.0		31.0	38.0	35.0						29.0	38.0	25.0									$12,957	$1,415	$11,542
Riverland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2600 SW 11th Ct	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 323-7200	570	33	17.2	92.6%	22 (3.9%)	260 (45.6%)	271 (47.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	15.3	1951^st of 2218 public elementary schools	12.0%		34.3	1482^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	32.1%	469	23.0		34.0	19.0	33.0						21.0	14.0	45.0									$10,665	$1,344	$9,321
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1755 NE 14th St	Fort Lauderdale	33304	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-5450	333	24	13.8	85.9%	52 (15.6%)	176 (52.9%)	87 (26.1%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	22.3	1743^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.4	1802^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	17.4%	59	22.0		36.0	45.0	41.0						24.0	38.0	30.0									$15,114	$1,568	$13,546
Stranahan High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1800 SW 5th Pl	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 323-2100	1,447	69	21.0	81.7%	78 (5.4%)	911 (63.0%)	412 (28.5%)	19 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	23 (1.6%)	17.8	568^th of 738 public high schools	23.0%		23.4	540^th of 734 public high schools	26.4%	28									36.0	34.0							14.0	20.0	31.0	31.0		$8,779	$447	$8,332
Croissant Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 SW 4th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33315	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-5300	766	46	16.6	86.9%	137 (17.9%)	199 (26.0%)	377 (49.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.7%)	22.1	1749^th of 2218 public elementary schools	21.1%		30.7	1575^th of 2182 public elementary schools	27.8%	174	27.0		35.0	38.0	37.0						35.0	39.0	31.0									$9,391	$1,086	$8,304
Sunrise Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1750 NE 14th St	Fort Lauderdale	33304	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-4700	1,328	68	19.5	68.2%	357 (26.9%)	630 (47.4%)	280 (21.1%)	28 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.3%)	53.1	505^th of 1125 public middle schools	55.1%		51	534^th of 1099 public middle schools	51.4%	29		53.0				51.0	50.0	55.0						46.0	43.0	4.0	66.0	98.0			66.0	$7,458	$540	$6,919
Dillard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 NW 12th Ct	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-6200	801	45	17.8	96.6%	3 (0.4%)	768 (95.9%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	10.9	2073^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	6.5%		25.4	1702^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	22.0%	371	14.0		27.0	22.0	28.0						35.0	28.0	24.0									$9,181	$915	$8,266
Walker Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1001 NW 4th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-8800	824	48	17.1	96.0%	24 (2.9%)	774 (93.9%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	4.6	2191^st of 2218 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.7	2146^th of 2182 public elementary schools	1.6%	45	11.0		16.0	19.0	17.0						15.0	16.0	20.0									$9,881	$1,183	$8,699
Dillard 6-12	Public, Magnet	6-12	2501 NW 11th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-0800	2,250	114	19.7	83.2%	54 (2.4%)	2,006 (89.2%)	155 (6.9%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.2%)	20	555^th of 738 public high schools	24.8%		25.6	521^st of 734 public high schools	29.0%	34		11.0				20.0	26.0	27.0	30.0	35.0				13.0	9.0	11.0	10.0	29.0	37.0	49.0	27.0	$8,853	$821	$8,032
Harbordale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 SE 15th St	Fort Lauderdale	33316	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-6050	508	32	16.0	33.7%	283 (55.7%)	52 (10.2%)	141 (27.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.5%)	78.7	451^st of 2218 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.6	319^th of 2182 public elementary schools	85.4%	132	49.0		78.0	71.0	74.0						59.0	65.0	66.0									$10,196	$385	$9,811
Seagull School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	425 SW 28th St	Fort Lauderdale	33315	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7300	270	17	16.3	78.1%	10 (3.7%)	213 (78.9%)	44 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)																						$15,152	$00	$15,151
Sunland Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	919 NW 13th Ter	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-8550	398	26	15.3	95.7%	2 (0.5%)	373 (93.7%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)			40.0								30.0											$12,308	$1,107	$11,201
Westwood Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2861 SW 9th St	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7900	659	39	16.8	91.7%	10 (1.5%)	560 (85.0%)	78 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	4.8	2189^th of 2218 public elementary schools	1.3%		19.6	1853^rd of 2182 public elementary schools	15.1%	336	17.0		20.0	19.0	23.0						8.0	14.0	15.0									$10,040	$1,055	$8,985
Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1175 Middle River Dr	Fort Lauderdale	33304	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 322-5400	556	31	17.9	18.0%	361 (64.9%)	19 (3.4%)	129 (23.2%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	94.1	76^th of 2218 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	50^th of 2182 public elementary schools	97.7%	26	75.0		90.0	79.0	86.0						73.0	81.0	85.0									$9,138	$295	$8,843
Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 NE 11th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33301	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 322-9050	693	40	17.3	34.1%	342 (49.4%)	178 (25.7%)	120 (17.3%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.2%)	79.3	439^th of 2218 public elementary schools	80.2%		87.4	235^th of 2182 public elementary schools	89.2%	204	66.0		69.0	76.0	74.0						63.0	52.0	70.0									$9,424	$487	$8,938
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	800 NW 13th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-7000	438	24	18.2	94.5%	9 (2.1%)	396 (90.4%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24	1700^th of 2218 public elementary schools	23.4%		13.8	1979^th of 2182 public elementary schools	9.3%	279	19.0		59.0	31.0	27.0						47.0	28.0	36.0									$11,720	$2,010	$9,710
Whiddon Rodgers Education Center	Public	6-12	700 SW 26th St	Fort Lauderdale	33315	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7550	855	41	20.8	73.7%	60 (7.0%)	706 (82.6%)	80 (9.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2.1	718^th of 738 public high schools	2.7%		1.3	725^th of 734 public high schools	1.2%	7		5.0						19.0	0.0	0.0						4.0	3.0		18.0	0.0		$8,767	$216	$8,552
Charter School Of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	1217 SE 3rd Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33316	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 522-2997	252	16	15.7	68.3%	16 (6.3%)	168 (66.7%)	56 (22.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	38.8	1326^th of 2218 public elementary schools	40.2%		37	1388^th of 2182 public elementary schools	36.4%	62	33.0		44.0	53.0	50.0						20.0	62.0	36.0									$8,753	$380	$8,374
Broward Detention Center	Public	6-12	222 NW 22nd Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7550	59	0		81.4%	4 (6.8%)	46 (78.0%)	5 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)								(n/a)
Amikids Of Greater Fort Lauderdale	Public	6-12	3220 SW 4th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33315	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7550	18	0		44.4%	0 (0.0%)	14 (77.8%)	3 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)
Rock Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 NW 19th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-8300	559	32	17.4	93.9%	3 (0.5%)	500 (89.4%)	44 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	12.6	2030^th of 2218 public elementary schools	8.5%		25.2	1708^th of 2182 public elementary schools	21.7%	322	14.0		25.0	9.0	33.0						29.0	35.0	31.0									$10,877	$1,082	$9,795
Sunrise High School	Public, Charter	9-12	424 W Sunrise Blvd	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 446-9234	457	12	38.0	61.3%	14 (3.1%)	409 (89.5%)	29 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3.7	685^th of 738 public high schools	7.2%		2.1	705^th of 734 public high schools	4.0%	20																	0.0		30.0	7.0		$6,202	$00	$6,202
Academic Solutions High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2000 W Commercial Blvd	Fort Lauderdale	33309	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 572-6600	157	5	31.4	7.6%	10 (6.4%)	99 (63.1%)	38 (24.2%)	5 (3.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	3.7	684^th of 738 public high schools	7.3%		4.1	663^rd of 734 public high schools	9.7%	21									0.0	6.0							9.0	10.0	20.0			$7,399	$00	$7,399
New Life Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3550 Davie Blvd	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 381-5199	141	7	20.1	95.7%	5 (3.5%)	96 (68.1%)	31 (22.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	5.3	2178^th of 2218 public elementary schools	1.8%		13.4	1990^th of 2182 public elementary schools	8.8%	188	4.0		27.0	8.0	27.0						19.0		9.0									$8,579	$1,675	$6,904
Hospital Homebound Services	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1701 NW 23rd Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-3453	38	0			15 (39.5%)	10 (26.3%)	11 (28.9%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)
Academic Solutions Academy A	Public, Charter	9-12	2000 W Commercial Blvd	Fort Lauderdale	33309	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 572-6600	153	7	21.8	5.9%	12 (7.8%)	95 (62.1%)	41 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	5	667^th of 738 public high schools	9.6%		2.8	685^th of 734 public high schools	6.7%	18										7.0							14.0			21.0		$8,583	$00	$8,583
Suned High Of South Broward	Public, Charter	9-12	2744 Davie Blvd	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 284-7000	60	5	12.0	18.3%	10 (16.7%)	31 (51.7%)	16 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	8.1	644^th of 738 public high schools	12.7%					(n/a)										0.0								3.0	21.0	39.0
Floranada Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5251 NE 14th Way	Fort Lauderdale	33334	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-6350	728	44	16.5	53.2%	336 (46.2%)	63 (8.7%)	261 (35.9%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	76.4	497^th of 2218 public elementary schools	77.6%		86.4	254^th of 2182 public elementary schools	88.4%	243	45.0		68.0	70.0	71.0						63.0	72.0	59.0									$10,238	$1,222	$9,016
New River Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3100 Riverland Rd	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 323-3600	1,609	78	20.6	77.6%	297 (18.5%)	433 (26.9%)	813 (50.5%)	23 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.4%)	31.2	783^rd of 1125 public middle schools	30.4%		32.2	774^th of 1099 public middle schools	29.6%	9		26.0				50.0	37.0	43.0						33.0	35.0	9.0	65.0	100.0	98.0		47.0	$7,779	$978	$6,801
Stephen Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3471 SW 22nd St	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-5750	681	44	15.4	80.6%	88 (12.9%)	129 (18.9%)	434 (63.7%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	15.2	1952^nd of 2218 public elementary schools	12.0%		19.7	1849^th of 2182 public elementary schools	15.3%	103	17.0		35.0	37.0	30.0						19.0	30.0	32.0									$10,273	$1,196	$9,076
Fort Lauderdale High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 NE 4th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33305	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 322-1100	2,227	97	22.9	61.9%	582 (26.1%)	1,078 (48.4%)	453 (20.3%)	51 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (2.7%)	58.7	188^th of 738 public high schools	74.5%		62.9	176^th of 734 public high schools	76.0%	12									65.0	68.0							29.0	41.0	60.0	70.0		$8,014	$273	$7,742
William Dandy Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2400 NW 26th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3200	889	47	18.9	91.5%	14 (1.6%)	830 (93.4%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	19.1	938^th of 1125 public middle schools	16.6%		18.1	931^st of 1099 public middle schools	15.3%	7		15.0				40.0	29.0	39.0						22.0	21.0	12.0	62.0	46.0	78.0		44.0	$9,213	$1,060	$8,153
North Fork Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 NW 15th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-7350	425	24	17.7	96.7%	5 (1.2%)	389 (91.5%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5.2	2179^th of 2218 public elementary schools	1.8%		15.6	1950^th of 2182 public elementary schools	10.6%	229	25.0		7.0	14.0	27.0						7.0	8.0	17.0									$10,043	$933	$9,109
Pine Ridge Alternative Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1251 SW 42nd Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33317	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7250	65	11	5.9	92.3%	4 (6.2%)	54 (83.1%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						4.0								0.0
Wingate Oaks Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1211 NW 33rd Ter	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-6850	115	14	8.2	87.0%	7 (6.1%)	93 (80.9%)	11 (9.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)																						$34,771	$2,312	$32,458
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 SW 46th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33317	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-6500	750	43	17.4	88.8%	92 (12.3%)	114 (15.2%)	523 (69.7%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	26.7	1631^st of 2218 public elementary schools	26.5%		37.1	1386^th of 2182 public elementary schools	36.5%	245	30.0		44.0	37.0	38.0						36.0	43.0	31.0									$11,164	$1,605	$9,560

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tampa	0.86 mi	194	259^th
Wilton Manors	2.73 mi	4	284^th
Oakland Park	3.33 mi	7	362^nd
Lauderhill	3.62 mi	10	378^th
Dania Beach	4.6 mi	3	372^nd

Best Public Schools in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bayview Elementary School

Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School

Harbordale Elementary School

Floranada Elementary School

Fort Lauderdale High School

Sunrise Middle School

Charter School Of Excellence

New River Middle School

Meadowbrook Elementary School

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Bennett Elementary School

Croissant Park Elementary School

Dillard 6-12

North Side Elementary School

William Dandy Middle School

Stranahan High School

Riverland Elementary School

Stephen Foster Elementary School

Rock Island Elementary School

Dillard Elementary School

Suned High Of South Broward

New Life Charter Academy

North Fork Elementary School

Academic Solutions Academy A

Westwood Heights Elementary School

Walker Elementary School

Academic Solutions High School

Sunrise High School

Whiddon Rodgers Education Center

Amikids Of Greater Fort Lauderdale

Broward Detention Center

Hospital Homebound Services

Pine Ridge Alternative Center

Seagull School

Sunland Park Academy

Wingate Oaks Center

Cities Near Fort Lauderdale