Summary:
Zip code 33330 in Cooper City, FL, is home to two elementary schools within the Broward County Public School District, offering families a clear choice between a large K-8 charter and a smaller traditional public school.
Griffin Elementary School stands out as the top performer in the area, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 92nd percentile among Florida elementary schools. It serves 556 students from PK through 5th grade and excels across all tested subjects, with 93% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to the state average of 66%. The school benefits from a lower student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1 and higher per-student spending of $14,452, which correlates with its consistent improvement in state rankings over the past three years. In contrast, Franklin Academy Cooper City is a much larger K-8 charter school with 1,336 students and a 4-star rating (78th percentile). While it offers high school preparatory courses and achieves near-perfect scores on advanced End of Course exams (100% in Geometry and Biology), its performance on standard elementary assessments is more variable, and it shows a notable decline in proficiency as students move into middle school grades.
Both schools share a positive indicator of low chronic absenteeism—18.4% at Griffin and 21.0% at Franklin Academy—well below the district average of 33.6%. However, the schools differ significantly in resources and demographics. Griffin Elementary serves a more economically diverse population, with 24.28% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, yet it outperforms Franklin Academy in every standard elementary subject. Franklin Academy, with only 2.32% of students on free/reduced lunch, achieves strong results despite larger class sizes and lower spending per student. For parents, Griffin Elementary offers a proven track record of academic excellence and smaller classes, while Franklin Academy provides a unique K-8 structure with advanced coursework opportunities.
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