Summary:
Zip code 33327 in Weston, FL, is home to two exceptional public elementary schools, Gator Run Elementary School and Imagine Charter School At Weston, which together serve students from kindergarten through 8th grade in a highly affluent community.
Both schools are top performers, but they shine in different ways. Gator Run Elementary School is a model of consistency, ranking in the 97th-98th percentile statewide for three consecutive years and achieving math proficiency rates above 89% across all grades. In contrast, Imagine Charter School At Weston stands out for its advanced coursework, with 100% proficiency on high school-level EOC exams in Algebra 1, Geometry, and Biology. However, Imagine Charter shows a notable weakness in 8th-grade core subjects, with math proficiency at 64% and science at 48%—both below state averages. Gator Run, by comparison, has no such gaps, with all grade-level scores well above state averages. Another key difference is chronic absenteeism: Imagine Charter’s rate of 1.1% is remarkably low, while Gator Run’s 18.3% is higher but still better than the Broward district average of 33.6%.
Both schools are efficient with their funding, spending around $10,000 per student. The most striking demographic difference is the free/reduced lunch rate: Gator Run’s is 9.34%, while Imagine Charter’s is an extraordinarily low 0.27%. This suggests Imagine Charter serves a student body with almost no economic disadvantage, which likely contributes to its high test scores but makes direct comparisons less straightforward. Overall, parents in zip code 33327 have two excellent choices: Gator Run for consistent, top-tier elementary education, and Imagine Charter for advanced middle school offerings and exceptional attendance, though with some caution needed for 8th-grade core performance.
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