The top reported proficiency rate is 14% in Math. The lowest is 8% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cypress Run Alternative Center
Cypress Run Alternative Center sits on NW 30th Avenue in Pompano Beach, serving students from seventh through twelfth grade under the Broward County district. Despite being listed as serving kindergarten through grade twelve, enrollment data shows students are concentrated in the upper middle and high school years, with no students recorded in the elementary grades. This is a small school for its grade span, and its classification as a district-run alternative school shapes everything about how to read its data.
That classification matters most when looking at state assessment results. Florida reports FAST scores for seventh and eighth graders here, and in both ELA and math the proficiency rates are well below state averages. Eighth grade math is meaningfully higher than seventh grade math, but both sit at low levels in absolute terms. ELA proficiency for seventh grade is particularly low. These numbers are reported, and a parent should bring them to a conversation with the school rather than treating them as a verdict. Alternative schools typically serve students who have faced significant disruptions, academic setbacks, or other circumstances that led to placement outside a traditional school setting. Raw proficiency scores in that context reflect where students begin, not simply how the school performs. Trend data across multiple years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether outcomes are improving.
A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Black, with smaller shares of Hispanic and white students. Data on English learner status and students receiving special education services was not reported, so those dimensions of the school's population are not visible here.
No information on program offerings, course access, graduation rates, or attendance was provided, which are likely among the most important questions a family would want answered. A parent considering Cypress Run should ask the school directly about graduation pathways, credit recovery options, and what supports students receive. The comparison framework used for Broward County districts could not generate a meaningful peer position for this school given that only one district operates in the county and some metrics lacked available data.
Pompano Beach itself is a mid-size Broward County coastal city undergoing a pronounced development boom. The beachfront and pier area form a walkable node with restaurants, city-hosted events, and an active street scene, while inland neighborhoods are more car-dependent. The city has a Tri-Rail commuter station connecting to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, and a free city shuttle tracked through a municipal app. Publicly reported sources describe a major downtown redevelopment spanning dozens of acres along Atlantic Boulevard and Dixie Highway, with luxury residential towers arriving along the beachfront and a large mixed-use hospitality development anchored by a rebranded casino property also in the pipeline.
The local housing market shows home values that have declined noticeably over the past year, sitting below the Florida statewide median and close to the national figure. Rents have held relatively flat over the same period but consume a large share of a typical household's income at current market rates, and the estimated monthly cost of homeownership runs high relative to income as well. The city's economy draws on tourism, logistics through the port, manufacturing, healthcare, and aviation, with employers such as Broward Health North, Harrah's, and several distribution and defense-manufacturing firms among the larger names publicly associated with the area.
District-level context for Broward was searched but lasting changes could not be confirmed within the research available, so that piece is left out rather than guessed at.
For a family whose student is enrolled or being considered for enrollment at Cypress Run, the most useful next step is a direct conversation with school staff about what daily programming looks like, what the path to a diploma looks like for that specific student, and what academic and social supports are in place. The school's alternative designation means standard benchmarks apply imperfectly, and the school itself is the best source for the picture those benchmarks cannot give.
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