Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0Pembroke Pines’s public schools outscore 62% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Pembroke Pines, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Pembroke Pines’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 435 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pembroke Pines’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,412 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary School, City/Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School, Somerset Academy Middle School, Somerset Academy Charter High, City/Pembroke Pines Charter High School, Somerset Academy, Somerset Arts Conservatory, Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines, Franklin Academy F, Atlantic Montessori Charter School, Renaissance Charter Schools at Pines, Renaissance Charter Middle School at Pines, Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines High School, Somerset Academy Elementary South Campus, The Pembroke Pines Florida, Montessori Academy (private), Cambridge International Academy (private), Tanglewood Academy (private), Divine Academy (private) and Kids of Promise Preschool (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Pembroke Pines’s grade
B: better than 62% of Florida school districts, #289 of 638 Florida towns. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pembroke Pines, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Pembroke Pines · depends on your address
Silver Trail Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,187 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Southwest Ranches
Walter C. Young Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 691 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Pines Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 626 students · 21:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Pembroke Pines · depends on your address
Silver Trail Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,187 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Southwest Ranches
Walter C. Young Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 691 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Pines Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 626 students · 21:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Pembroke Pines · depends on your address
Silver Trail Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,187 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Southwest Ranches
Walter C. Young Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 691 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Pines Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 626 students · 21:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Pembroke Pines · depends on your address
West Broward High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,492 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Charles W Flanagan High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,199 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Pembroke Pines · depends on your address
West Broward High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,492 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Charles W Flanagan High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,199 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Pembroke Pines · depends on your address
West Broward High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,492 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Charles W Flanagan High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,199 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Pembroke Pines · depends on your address
West Broward High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,492 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Charles W Flanagan High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,199 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Pembroke Pines’s public schools are run by Broward County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Pembroke Pines vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Pembroke Pines’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Pines | B | Broward County |
| Southwest Ranches | B | Broward County |
| Hollywood | B | Broward County |
| Miramar | B | Broward County |
| Cooper City | B | Broward County |
| Davie | B | Broward County |
All 5 neighbors share Broward County with Pembroke Pines, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Pembroke Pines
34 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Pembroke Pines’s schools
Are Pembroke Pines’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Florida: the public schools Pembroke Pines children attend outscore 62% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #289 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pembroke Pines in?
Broward County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 243,553 students in 324 schools (2024–25).
Where do Pembroke Pines kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: West Broward High School and Charles W Flanagan High School.
What is Pembroke Pines’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Broward County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Pembroke Pines spend per student?
$13,412 in Broward County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Pembroke Pines?
Yes: Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 670 students), Cambridge International Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 113 students), Tanglewood Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–1, 103 students), Divine Academy (special education, grades 4–12, 76 students) and Kids of Promise Preschool (religious, grades PK–K, 23 students). Pembroke Pines also has 15 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Pembroke Pines families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.