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West Broward Academy

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West Broward Academy ranks 1599 th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

West Broward Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Margate, Florida, serving 716 students from kindergarten to 8th grade. 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.

While West Broward Academy is part of the Broward County school district, it has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 33.6% in recent years, compared to the district average of around 31.4%. Additionally, the school's test scores are generally lower than the Broward County and Florida state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are 5-15 percentage points below the district and state averages. West Broward Academy also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.55% to 69.27% in recent years, which is higher than the district average.

When comparing West Broward Academy to nearby schools, such as Rise Academy School of Science and Technology, another public charter school in the same district, it becomes evident that West Broward Academy is underperforming in several key areas. Rise Academy consistently outperforms West Broward Academy in test scores, chronic absenteeism rates, and other metrics. The data suggests that West Broward Academy could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the areas of concern, such as improving attendance, providing additional resources for economically disadvantaged students, and implementing strategies to boost academic achievement.

770

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,998

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

5281 Coconut Creek Pkwy
Margate, FL 33063

(754) 702-2320

District: Broward

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.5%

Hispanic:

35.7%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (49% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2022) to 29th (2025)

!Math scores 23 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg63%

Florida avg59%

Elementary school

1,599^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 20% (2017) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

743^rd of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 21 pts since 2017

From bottom 18% (2017) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

159^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	31.6	1599 of 2258	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1704 of 2256	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1519 of 2240	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1222 of 2219	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1644 of 2247	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1652 of 2182	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1461 of 2118	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.2	1690 of 2112	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	743 of 1205	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	622 of 1196	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	666 of 1177	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	793 of 1148	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	900 of 1136	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	715 of 1099	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	724 of 1035	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.6	849 of 1031	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Biology 1100%+29 vs state

Geometry79%+24 vs state

Civics66%-5 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Algebra 151%-9 vs state

Science44%-8 vs state

Math35%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 19, 2018

This school is terrible. Bullying is rampant. There is an extreme lack of communication from administration. It looks great but parents are not allowed in the school. They ask all families to sign a school charter that is full of false information about what they will do as a school. It is a charter, on a lottery system. But worse than our are public school. This charter should 100 be shut down or investigated by Broward County schools for administration, safety, and more 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
West Broward Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5281 Coconut Creek Pkwy	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(754) 702-2320	770	0	21.2	7.0%	37 (4.8%)	427 (55.5%)	275 (35.7%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	31.6	1599^th of 2258 public elementary schools	29.2%		27.4	1704^th of 2256 public elementary schools	24.5%	105	52.0	50.0	54.0	60.0	53.0	65.0	53.0	38.0	41.0	14.0	21.0	42.0	42.0	45.0	51.0	79.0	100.0	66.0	$9,998	$471	$9,526
Margate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 NW 18th St	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-6900	962	58	16.5	47.6%	154 (16.0%)	433 (45.0%)	295 (30.7%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (5.4%)	68.9	669^th of 2258 public elementary schools	70.4%		57.4	914^th of 2256 public elementary schools	59.5%	245	64.0	62.0	58.0				71.0	72.0	65.0				65.0						$13,266	$2,048	$11,219
Broward Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual	K-5	1400 NW 44th Ave	Coconut Creek	33066	Broward County	Broward	No	No	Yes	No	(754) 321-6050	89	0		3.4%	15 (16.9%)	31 (34.8%)	24 (27.0%)	14 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	74.5	520^th of 2258 public elementary schools	77.0%		69.4	650^th of 2256 public elementary schools	71.2%	130	82.0	88.0	88.0				65.0	63.0	59.0				59.0						$9,476	$00	$9,475
Liberty Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2450 Banks Rd	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-6750	684	36	19.0	51.5%	63 (9.2%)	380 (55.6%)	197 (28.8%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	50.4	1105^th of 2258 public elementary schools	51.1%		40.3	1340^th of 2256 public elementary schools	40.6%	235	54.0	62.0	50.0				57.0	62.0	61.0				51.0						$12,514	$1,904	$10,611
Coconut Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 NW 45th Ave	Coconut Creek	33066	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-5800	467	30	15.5	48.4%	113 (24.2%)	216 (46.3%)	118 (25.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	49.3	1127^th of 2258 public elementary schools	50.1%		43	1267^th of 2256 public elementary schools	43.8%	140	52.0	61.0	53.0				58.0	72.0	56.0				47.0						$18,005	$3,671	$14,334
Atlantic West Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 NW 69th Ter	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-5300	579	38	15.2	55.1%	36 (6.2%)	347 (59.9%)	167 (28.8%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	37.4	1434^th of 2258 public elementary schools	36.5%		25.1	1762^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	21.9%	328	43.0	55.0	53.0				52.0	57.0	40.0				53.0						$15,224	$2,561	$12,663
Rise Academy School Of Science And Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	6101 NW 31st St	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 968-7977	338	0	19.2	3.6%	18 (5.3%)	246 (72.8%)	60 (17.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	70.7	618^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.6%		74.8	530^th of 2256 public elementary schools	76.5%	88	71.0	61.0	63.0	67.0	77.0	73.0	71.0	84.0	63.0	73.0	84.0	88.0	61.0	25.0			94.0	93.0	$11,294	$1,622	$9,673
Renaissance Charter School At Coral Springs	Public, Charter	K-8	6250 W Sample Rd	Coral Springs	33067	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 369-1179	1,515	4	378.7	45.3%	309 (20.4%)	510 (33.7%)	577 (38.1%)	66 (4.4%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (2.9%)	56.9	951^st of 2258 public elementary schools	57.9%		66.8	702^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	68.9%	249	62.0	59.0	60.0	67.0	63.0	78.0	74.0	58.0	39.0	65.0	70.0	86.0	54.0	58.0	92.0	100.0	89.0	78.0	$9,135	$411	$8,724
Charles Drew Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1000 NW 31st Ave	Pompano Beach	33069	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-6250	420	21	20.0	70.2%	16 (3.8%)	241 (57.4%)	157 (37.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	57.5	933^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	58.7%		42.5	1279^th of 2256 public elementary schools	43.3%	346	39.0	39.0	72.0				66.0	77.0	71.0				66.0						$15,202	$1,830	$13,371
Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter School At North Lauder	Public, Charter	K-8	7101 Kimberly Blvd	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 718-5065	708	21	33.7	96.9%	16 (2.3%)	404 (57.1%)	268 (37.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	46.9	1184^th of 2258 public elementary schools	47.6%		49.3	1107^th of 2256 public elementary schools	50.9%	77	45.0	54.0	49.0	57.0	45.0	54.0	36.0	65.0	60.0	67.0	61.0	41.0	57.0	39.0	76.0			49.0	$10,832	$848	$9,985

Frequently Asked Questions about West Broward Academy

How many students attend West Broward Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended West Broward Academy.

What is the racial makeup of West Broward Academy?

Students at West Broward Academy are 55% African American, 36% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is West Broward Academy a good school?

West Broward Academy ranks 1599^th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is West Broward Academy in?

Broward

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