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Renaissance Charter School At University

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Renaissance Charter School At University ranks 751 st of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Renaissance Charter School At University is an elementary school located in Tamarac, Florida, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 1,447 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.

Renaissance Charter School At University consistently outperforms the Broward County and Florida state averages in various standardized tests, including EOC (End of Course) exams, Statewide Science, and FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) assessments for English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 89% proficiency in EOC Algebra 1, compared to 65% for Broward County and 60% for Florida. While the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 33.6% over the past few years, these rates are still lower than the state average. The school's free and reduced lunch rates have fluctuated significantly, from as low as 3.88% in 2021-2022 to as high as 65.64% in 2022-2023, suggesting a diverse student population with varying socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools in the Broward County district, such as Riverside Elementary School and Maplewood Elementary School, Renaissance Charter School At University generally outperforms its peers in test scores and other key metrics. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years analyzed, indicating a consistent level of academic performance. The school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio (18:1) compared to the state average suggest that it has access to more resources and staffing, which may contribute to its strong academic success.

1,441

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,156

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8399 N University Dr
Tamarac, FL 33321

(954) 414-0996

District: Broward

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.1%

Hispanic:

27.2%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2014 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (68% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Florida median (67th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

Florida avg59%

Elementary school

751^st of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

282^nd of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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	65.1	751 of 2258	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	877 of 2256	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	816 of 2240	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	891 of 2219	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	1081 of 2247	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	677 of 2182	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	1092 of 2118	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.1	765 of 2112	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	956 of 2087	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	774 of 2064	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	282 of 1205	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	264 of 1196	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	315 of 1177	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	367 of 1148	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	447 of 1136	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	243 of 1099	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	418 of 1035	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.9	270 of 1031	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	60.5	358 of 997	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.5	361 of 999	63.9%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 189%+29 vs state

Geometry86%+31 vs state

Civics84%+13 vs state

Biology 183%+12 vs state

English Language Arts66%+10 vs state

Math66%+7 vs state

Science60%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Overall great experience with my little one who has speech delays. The school is very organized. Especially with dealing with how to transfer to solely online at the beginning of the pandemic, plus its a A grade school. Cant complain. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 3, 2020

The school is amazing it’s 1 big family. My daughter’s teacher is AMAZING. The staff from front office to Principal AMAZING. Close Quote

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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 Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 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 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
Renaissance Charter School At University	Public, Charter	K-8	8399 N University Dr	Tamarac	33321	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 414-0996	1,441	87	16.5	63.8%	135 (9.4%)	837 (58.1%)	392 (27.2%)	32 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	35 (2.4%)	65.1	751^st of 2258 public elementary schools	66.7%		59.3	877^th of 2256 public elementary schools	61.1%	126	68.0	59.0	63.0	72.0	69.0	68.0	73.0	56.0	61.0	73.0	64.0	70.0	59.0	61.0	89.0	86.0	83.0	84.0	$10,156	$222	$9,934
Panacea Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	201 N University Dr	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 341-5550	115	3	38.3	11.3%	5 (4.3%)	93 (80.9%)	15 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	64.7	762^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	66.3%		49.7	1098^th of 2256 public elementary schools	51.3%	336	77.0	45.0	53.0				95.0	75.0	84.0				32.0						$9,419	$952	$8,467
Tamarac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 N University Dr	Tamarac	33321	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-8600	553	33	16.7	55.5%	66 (11.9%)	300 (54.2%)	145 (26.2%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	48	1160^th of 2258 public elementary schools	48.6%		44.5	1230^th of 2256 public elementary schools	45.5%	70	56.0	56.0	55.0				67.0	55.0	42.0				54.0						$14,636	$2,431	$12,205
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9850 Ramblewood Dr	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-6850	476	27	17.6	39.1%	96 (20.2%)	171 (35.9%)	166 (34.9%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	70.5	626^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.3%		59.5	873^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	61.3%	247	64.0	67.0	75.0				67.0	62.0	62.0				76.0						$14,574	$1,417	$13,158
Ramblewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8950 Shadow Wood Blvd	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-8150	658	43	15.3	37.8%	140 (21.3%)	242 (36.8%)	231 (35.1%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	68.7	676^th of 2258 public elementary schools	70.1%		53.9	996^th of 2256 public elementary schools	55.9%	320	68.0	61.0	63.0				70.0	74.0	64.0				57.0						$15,411	$2,615	$12,796
Morrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 SW 76th Ter	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7150	512	29	17.6	65.4%	13 (2.5%)	408 (79.7%)	77 (15.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	26.6	1737^th of 2258 public elementary schools	23.1%		31.2	1587^th of 2256 public elementary schools	29.7%	150	41.0	47.0	35.0				55.0	59.0	41.0				34.0						$14,704	$2,675	$12,028
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11450 Riverside Dr	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 322-8250	679	36	19.1	33.3%	202 (29.7%)	151 (22.2%)	263 (38.7%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	86.1	264^th of 2258 public elementary schools	88.3%		86.2	280^th of 2256 public elementary schools	87.6%	16	71.0	77.0	71.0				79.0	83.0	79.0				72.0						$11,696	$579	$11,116
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 SW 83rd Ave	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7950	551	35	15.7	53.5%	43 (7.8%)	417 (75.7%)	75 (13.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	54.8	997^th of 2258 public elementary schools	55.8%		33.7	1520^th of 2256 public elementary schools	32.6%	523	50.0	60.0	60.0				66.0	61.0	52.0				61.0						$14,104	$1,599	$12,504
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
North Lauderdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Kimberly Blvd	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7400	605	30	20.1	66.8%	35 (5.8%)	477 (78.8%)	85 (14.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	32.1	1584^th of 2258 public elementary schools	29.8%		30	1625^th of 2256 public elementary schools	28.0%	41	34.0	55.0	41.0				45.0	76.0	46.0				44.0						$12,059	$1,511	$10,549

Frequently Asked Questions about Renaissance Charter School At University

What is the racial makeup of Renaissance Charter School At University?

Students at Renaissance Charter School At University are 58% African American, 27% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Renaissance Charter School At University?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,441 students attended Renaissance Charter School At University.

What district is Renaissance Charter School At University in?

Broward

Is Renaissance Charter School At University a good school?

Renaissance Charter School At University ranks 751^st of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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