High · Florida

Whiddon Rodgers Education Center

AlternativeFree meals for all

Whiddon Rodgers Education Center, a public high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida: grades 6–12, 655 students, 21.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Broward.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 655
Teachers (FTE): 31.0
Students per teacher: 21.1
Grades: 6–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 55% of high schools in Florida

Median 21.6 · 762 schools compared

More students per teacher than 86% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 55% of high schools in Florida

Median 948 · 833 schools compared

Larger than 63% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Florida: 57%

22%proficient

+13.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of high schools in Florida

Median 45% · 146 high schools compared

74 students tested, grades 7, 8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Florida: 59%

22%proficient

+16.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of high schools in Florida

Median 39% · 146 high schools compared

78 students tested, grades 7, 8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 6–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Broward

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Broward.

Location

Address: 700 SW 26TH St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Phone: (754)321-7550
City or town: Fort Lauderdale
County: Broward County

Quality of life in Fort Lauderdale Schools in Fort Lauderdale

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Stranahan High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,286	24.3	—	—	1.8 mi
Suned High of South BrowardCharterAlternative	9–12	380	126.7	—	—	2.1 mi
Broward Detention CenterAlternative	6–12	78	—	—	—	2.7 mi
Broward County Acceleration AcademiesAlternative	8–12	0	—	—	—	3.0 mi
Sandra Marie Curtis High SchoolCharterAlternative	9–12	384	—	—	—	3.2 mi
Dillard 6-12Free meals for all	6–12	1,998	22.2	37%	38%	3.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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