Suned High Of South Broward

Suned High Of South Broward is a small high school in Fort Lauderdale, FL, serving 380 students in grades 9-12, and it is part of the Broward school district.

This school is facing a severe crisis that sets it far apart from its neighbors. The most critical issue is a graduation rate of just 17.9% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Fort Lauderdale High School (98.7%) and Stranahan High School (98.0%). Even other struggling schools in the area, such as Sandra Marie Curtis High School (50.9%) and Whiddon Rodgers Education Center (49.0%), have graduation rates nearly three times higher. The root cause appears to be a staggering chronic absenteeism rate of 97.8%, meaning almost every student is missing significant amounts of school. This is far above the district average of 33.6% and even higher than the 93.3% rate at Sandra Marie Curtis High School. Academic proficiency is in the single digits across subjects, with only 4% of students proficient in Algebra 1 and 9% in 10th-grade ELA, compared to schools like McFatter Technical College where proficiency rates are in the 70-90% range.

While there was a small improvement in test scores for the 2025-2026 school year, with Algebra 1 proficiency rising from 4% to 17%, these numbers remain critically low. The school also has an unusually high student-teacher ratio of 126.6:1, which is over 10 times higher than nearby South Plantation High School (25:1). This combination of extreme absenteeism, low academic achievement, and a potential lack of instructional staff creates a cycle of disengagement that makes it very difficult for students to succeed. For parents, this school requires immediate and intensive support to address the fundamental issue of getting students to attend before any academic progress can be made.