The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in Math. The lowest is 27% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lauderdale Lakes Middle School
Lauderdale Lakes Middle School sits on NW 30th Avenue in Lauderdale Lakes, a small, densely built city at the geographic center of Broward County. The school serves sixth through eighth grade as a regular public school in the Broward district. Its student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic population and very small numbers of students from other backgrounds. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this school in a context of real economic pressure for many families.
On Florida's FAST assessments, proficiency rates across all three grades and subjects sit below what most parents would hope to see. In reading and language arts, roughly a third of students at each grade level tested as proficient. Math results vary by grade, with sixth graders lower and seventh and eighth graders somewhat higher, though still well short of a majority reaching proficiency. The eighth-grade science assessment, given through the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, shows the weakest result of any tested area. These are the most recent figures reported for the 2024-25 school year, and trend data across prior years was not available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether performance is improving, holding steady, or declining. Parents who want to understand trajectory should ask the school directly about its progress over time and what targeted supports are in place.
Data on chronic absenteeism, disciplinary rates, staffing ratios, and English learner and special education populations were not included in the available records, which leaves meaningful gaps. A parent considering this school should ask the school and district about those areas, since they bear directly on whether students get the support they need day to day.
Lauderdale Lakes itself is a working-class, minority-majority city with strong Caribbean influences woven into local businesses, food, and faith communities. Publicly reported sources describe it as a low-income community of considerable diversity that has been building out from its mid-century suburban roots. The city's commercial life runs along State Road 7 and Oakland Park Boulevard, a pair of high-volume arterials that the city's own planning documents have flagged as needing pedestrian-friendly redesign. A free community bus connects residents to the library, City Hall, nearby shopping, and the broader Broward transit network, and most residents live within walking range of a stop.
The housing market here is priced near the Florida statewide median and roughly in line with national home values, though values in the immediate zip code have dipped modestly over the past year. Rents have held nearly flat. The cost burden is real: rent absorbs a very high share of a typical household's income by any standard measure, and monthly mortgage costs at current rates would require a substantial income to be manageable. For families weighing whether to buy or rent in this attendance zone, that affordability squeeze is worth serious attention.
Redevelopment has been active. The city's Community Redevelopment Agency has channeled investment into new housing, commercial facade upgrades, and a library and cultural center along the main corridors. A long-planned Town Center mixed-use project at the SR-7 and Oakland Park Boulevard intersection is intended to bring a more walkable civic core to what is currently a strip-mall corridor. Growth here is infill and redevelopment rather than new construction on open land, given how fully built out the city already is.
No program-specific offerings for Lauderdale Lakes Middle School, such as magnet tracks, enrichment academies, or specialized electives, were included in the available data, so those cannot be described here. The school carries no magnet designation. On the academic side, the picture the data draws is one where most students are not yet reaching grade-level proficiency, and parents will want to probe what interventions the school uses and how it monitors individual student progress. That conversation with school staff is worth having before making an enrollment decision.
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