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Central Charter School

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Central Charter School ranks 1689 th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1689^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Central Charter School is an elementary school located in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 1,232 students. The school is part of the Broward County school district, which is ranked 25th out of 67 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Central Charter School performs better than the district and state in Algebra 1 and Civics, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher, its overall academic performance is a concern. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 33.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's test scores are generally lower than the Broward County and Florida state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that are 10-25 percentage points below the district and state averages.

Central Charter School serves a predominantly low-income population, with an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.68% to 100% over the past few years. This is much higher than the nearby schools, such as Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School, North Broward Academy Of Excellence, and Pinewood Elementary School. The school's spending per student has also fluctuated over the years, ranging from $7,842 to $13,077 per student, which is generally lower than the nearby schools.

1,360

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,986

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4515 State Road 7
Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319

(954) 735-6295

District: Broward

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Hispanic:

3.4%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2014 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Math scores 11 pts below the Florida average

!Near the bottom of Broward's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg62%

Florida avg58%

Elementary school

1,689^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

617^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

165^th of 189Elementary Schools in the Broward

25^th of 67Broward 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1689 of 2258	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1653 of 2256	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1665 of 2240	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1889 of 2219	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	2162 of 2247	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1841 of 2182	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1662 of 2118	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	1863 of 2112	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	1586 of 2087	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1771 of 2064	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	1519 of 2029	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.6	915 of 1984	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.7	657 of 1985	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	944 of 1919	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.7	954 of 1847	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.3	1062 of 1789	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	966 of 1786	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.2	940 of 1688	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.4	124 of 202	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.1	139 of 199	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	617 of 1205	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	552 of 1196	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	658 of 1177	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	745 of 1148	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	846 of 1136	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	800 of 1099	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	661 of 1035	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	750 of 1031	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.8	572 of 997	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.0	684 of 999	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 175%+15 vs state

Civics66%-5 vs state

English Language Arts50%-7 vs state

Math47%-11 vs state

Science42%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4515 State Road 7	Lauderdale Lakes	33319	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 735-6295	1,360	0	18.0		18 (1.3%)	1,281 (94.2%)	46 (3.4%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	28.5	1689^th of 2258 public elementary schools	25.2%		28.8	1653^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	26.7%	36	45.0	36.0	51.0	59.0	56.0	54.0	63.0	32.0	34.0	48.0	51.0	69.0	39.0	44.0	75.0	66.0	$10,986	$1,609	$9,377
Park Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 N State Road 7	Lauderdale Lakes	33319	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7650	903	48	18.8	63.3%	12 (1.3%)	754 (83.5%)	128 (14.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	45.5	1215^th of 2258 public elementary schools	46.2%		34.3	1509^th of 2256 public elementary schools	33.1%	294	53.0	58.0	46.0				51.0	65.0	55.0				52.0				$11,775	$1,830	$9,944
Oriole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3081 NW 39th St	Lauderdale Lakes	33309	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7550	670	39	17.1	65.4%	13 (1.9%)	553 (82.5%)	89 (13.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	39.2	1382^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	38.8%		28.3	1671^st of 2256 public elementary schools	25.9%	289	42.0	34.0	51.0				52.0	60.0	59.0				59.0				$14,118	$2,969	$11,149
Castle Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2640 NW 46th Ave	Lauderhill	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-5600	548	28	19.5	65.7%	0 (0.0%)	518 (94.5%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	24.5	1792^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.2	1788^th of 2256 public elementary schools	20.7%	4	33.0	46.0	42.0				44.0	59.0	38.0				45.0				$13,645	$2,439	$11,207
Broadview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 SW 62nd Ave	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-5500	636	36	17.6	59.1%	29 (4.6%)	292 (45.9%)	299 (47.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	27.5	1714^th of 2258 public elementary schools	24.1%		30	1624^th of 2256 public elementary schools	28.0%	90	44.0	41.0	45.0				54.0	48.0	53.0				32.0				$14,550	$2,898	$11,652
Imagine Charter School At North Lauderdale Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1395 S State Road 7	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 973-8900	416	0	16.1	89.2%	5 (1.2%)	262 (63.0%)	139 (33.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	12	2106^th of 2258 public elementary schools	6.7%		12.2	2103^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	6.8%	3	36.0	34.0	31.0				37.0	41.0	41.0				23.0				$11,988	$686	$11,302
Endeavour Primary Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	2600 NW 58th Ter	Lauderhill	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 321-6600	317	17	18.6	69.4%	2 (0.6%)	278 (87.7%)	34 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)	49.0						61.0										$16,102	$1,945	$14,158
Royal Palm Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1951 NW 56th Ave	Lauderhill	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-8350	704	38	18.5	76.1%	4 (0.6%)	651 (92.5%)	41 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	33.6	1536^th of 2258 public elementary schools	32.0%		15.5	2019^th of 2256 public elementary schools	10.5%	483	39.0	54.0	44.0				48.0	60.0	36.0				56.0				$12,233	$2,128	$10,104
Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 NW 49th Ave	Lauderdale Lakes	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-6700	590	34	17.3	66.4%	10 (1.7%)	533 (90.3%)	31 (5.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	37.8	1422^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	37.0%		45	1216^th of 2256 public elementary schools	46.1%	206	40.0	54.0	45.0				52.0	53.0	66.0				44.0				$13,331	$2,033	$11,298
North Broward Academy Of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	8200 SW 17th St	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 718-2211	665	34	19.5	68.3%	20 (3.0%)	548 (82.4%)	68 (10.2%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.1%)	48.9	1134^th of 2258 public elementary schools	49.8%		31.2	1589^th of 2256 public elementary schools	29.6%	455	57.0	56.0	51.0				75.0	65.0	45.0				40.0				$10,406	$719	$9,687

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Charter School

Is Central Charter School a good school?

Central Charter School ranks 1689^th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Central Charter School in?

Broward

How many students attend Central Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,360 students attended Central Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Central Charter School?

Students at Central Charter School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

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