The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in English language arts. The lowest is 56% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Panther Run Elementary School
Panther Run Elementary sits on the western edge of Pembroke Pines, a large suburban city in southwest Broward County that functions as a residential hub within the Miami metropolitan area. The surrounding neighborhood reflects the character of the city itself: planned subdivisions, single-family homes, and a heavily car-oriented layout where most daily errands require driving. Publicly reported sources describe the city as having grown explosively through the late twentieth century before approaching buildout, with recent development shifting toward mixed-use infill along the Pines Boulevard corridor rather than new subdivision sprawl. The school sits near what the city calls an "Academic Village" cluster on the west side, served by the city's community bus network.
The school enrolls prekindergarten through fifth grade and is a regular Broward County public school with no charter or magnet designation. Enrollment is on the smaller side for an elementary school of this grade range. Hispanic students make up the largest share of the student body by a wide margin, followed by Black students and then white students, with smaller Asian and multiracial populations. Roughly a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this school in a moderate economic bracket rather than a high-poverty one. Data on English learner rates and students with individualized education programs were not available in what was provided.
On Florida's FAST assessments, Panther Run's results are solid across the board. In both third- and fourth-grade ELA and math, the school's proficiency rates land in the upper half of what Florida schools report statewide, and fifth-grade ELA results are the strongest grade-level figure in the dataset. Math proficiency holds consistently through the grade band, with fourth grade posting the highest math result among the three tested grades. The fifth-grade Florida Statewide Science Assessment proficiency is the one area that runs somewhat lower relative to the other subjects, sitting in the mid-range; a parent who wants a fuller picture of how science instruction is structured at this grade level may want to ask the school directly. No multi-year trend data was available, so whether these scores represent improvement, stability, or a recent dip is not something the current data can answer.
A graduation rate does not apply here, as Panther Run serves only elementary grades. Similarly, AP courses, career pathways, and dual-credit programs are not relevant at this school level. No program-specific information was included in the data provided, so enrichment offerings, reading intervention structures, or specialty programs are not described here.
The housing market immediately around this zip code is priced well above both the Florida median and the national median, with values that have edged slightly downward over the past year. Rents in the area are high in absolute terms, and the rent-to-income ratio suggests that renting here consumes a substantial share of household income relative to national benchmarks. Buyers face a price-to-income ratio that sits well above what would conventionally be considered affordable, and estimated monthly mortgage costs are steep by national standards. Pembroke Pines as a whole is a city where the cost of housing has become a real constraint for families considering a move into the attendance zone.
The comparison data for Broward County did not produce a meaningful peer ranking because the county's district structure left only one entity in the comparison set. Chronic absenteeism data for this school was also not available in what was provided. The district brief search returned no confirmed parent-relevant changes in Broward County Public Schools at the time this was assembled, so recent district-level shifts are not described here.
For a family weighing a move into this part of western Pembroke Pines, Panther Run offers consistent, above-midpoint academic results in a school that draws from a diverse, moderately mixed-income neighborhood within a large, established suburban city. The housing cost is the most consequential variable outside the school itself.
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