Summary:
In zip code 33309, there is one high school, Boyd H. Anderson High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in the Lauderdale Lakes area as part of the Broward County Public Schools district.
Boyd H. Anderson High School is a large school with 2,256 students and a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1, which is higher than typical and suggests larger class sizes. The school has a notable paradox: its graduation rate is an impressive 95.6%, well above both the district (91.4%) and state (92.2%) averages, yet its chronic absenteeism rate is a critical 47.8%—nearly 1.5 times the district and state averages. Academically, the school shows a clear split in performance. Students excel in US History (81% proficiency) and Biology 1 (76% proficiency), both above state averages, and perform near state averages in Algebra 1 (59%) and Geometry (58%). However, English Language Arts (ELA) is a major weakness, with only 34% of 9th graders and 37% of 10th graders proficient, compared to state averages of 60-61%.
Despite these challenges, the school's state ranking has improved for three consecutive years, moving from the 30th percentile to the 43rd percentile, indicating a positive trajectory. Nearly half of the students (48.71%) are economically disadvantaged, and per-student spending is $9,411. The high graduation rate combined with high absenteeism suggests effective credit recovery or grading policies, while the low ELA scores and large class sizes point to a need for targeted literacy support and potentially smaller class sizes to improve student engagement and outcomes.
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