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Ascend Career Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12CharterAlternative Education School

5251 Coconut Creek Pkwy, Margate, FL 33063 · (954) 978-4555

Margate’s School Grade B better than 62% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
215
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Ascend Career Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 43 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5251 Coconut Creek Pkwy, Margate

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 932
Grade 1035
Grade 1153
Grade 1295
Enrollment over time
222’20
205’21
231’22
222’23
215’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%Hispanic 38%White 6%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ascend Career Academy from Margate families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Margate’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.