Summary
Whispering Pines Exceptional Education Center is an alternative public school in Miramar, Florida, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 186 students. The school is part of the Broward County school district, which is ranked 25th out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Despite its higher per-student spending, ranging from $42,360 to $53,736 per year, and lower student-teacher ratios, Whispering Pines Exceptional Education Center faces significant challenges. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 47.4% and 89.7% in recent years, significantly lower than the state and district averages of around 60-70%. Additionally, Whispering Pines has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 30.9% to 35.8%, much higher than the state and district averages of 15-20%. Academically, the school's students perform significantly below state and district averages across a wide range of subjects and grade levels, with projected proficiency rates as low as 0% in Algebra 1 and 19% in Civics, compared to state averages of 60% and 71%, respectively.
Interestingly, Whispering Pines performs significantly worse than the nearby alternative schools in the Broward and Miami-Dade districts, such as Pine Ridge Alternative Center, Lanier-James Education Center, and Henry D. Perry Education Center, across a range of metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The high rates of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the free/reduced lunch rates of 59.68% to 68.02%, and the high chronic absenteeism rates may be contributing factors to the low academic performance at Whispering Pines.
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