Broward Virtual Franchise, Coconut Creek FL

Original Research by School Decision on Broward Virtual Franchise

Broward Virtual Franchise is a publicly operated, non-charter virtual school serving grades six through twelve within Broward County's public school system, administered through the Broward district. Its address is listed in Coconut Creek, but the school's nature means students attend from wherever they live across the district rather than gathering on a physical campus. Understanding it means thinking less about neighborhood walkability or a traditional school building and more about what the academic model delivers to families who choose distance learning.

The academic results reported for the most recent school year are striking. Across the middle grades where Florida's FAST assessments are administered, ELA proficiency is extraordinarily high, reaching full or near-full rates at all three tested grade levels. Math proficiency in those same grades runs in the low-to-upper eighties across sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, which is well above what most schools in Florida report. Science proficiency for eighth graders is similarly strong. These are the only tested grades in the state assessment framework, so no state test data is available for the high school grades the school also serves; that is a function of how Florida's testing system is structured rather than a gap in reporting. Multi-year trend data was not available, so whether performance has been stable or improving cannot be said from this data alone.

The enrollment is moderate in size for a school spanning six grade levels. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse: Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by white and Black students, with smaller Asian and multiracial populations. One characteristic worth noting is that only a very small fraction of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is meaningfully lower than what most Broward County schools carry. Data on students with IEPs or English learners was not reported. Families whose students have those designations may want to ask the school directly how services are delivered in a fully virtual format, since that is a practical question the data here cannot answer.

Program offerings are thin by the standards of a comprehensive physical high school. Two extracurricular options are publicly reported: an Art and Photography Club and Key Club. No AP courses, dual enrollment, career pathways, or other enrichment programs appeared in the data; that does not mean they do not exist, but they were not surfaced here and a prospective family should ask the school what is available for high schoolers thinking about college readiness or career credentials.

A graduation rate was not available in this data.

The Coconut Creek address situates the school administratively in a planned, primarily residential suburban city in Broward County. Publicly reported information describes Coconut Creek as a community with landscaped streets, extensive parks, and a commercial center anchored by the Promenade shopping area and a casino. A major mixed-use development is underway that would add a substantial residential and retail district intended as a new walkable downtown. The local housing market has seen a notable drop in home values over the past year, running well below both the statewide median and the national median, while rents remain high relative to typical household income. Affordability is a real consideration for families weighing a move to the area.

Broward district-level changes were searched but nothing lasting could be confirmed before the research budget was exhausted, so district context beyond what is already here was left out rather than guessed.

For the right family, this school's appeal is clear: strong tested outcomes in the middle grades and the flexibility of a virtual format. Who fits is someone who can work productively in a self-directed online environment, whose student does not depend on a physical campus for daily structure or social development, and who does not need a wide array of in-person extracurriculars. Families whose students have significant academic support needs, or who are specifically looking for robust high school programming leading to college or career credentials, should have a direct conversation with the school about how those needs are met before enrolling.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 128 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

867 schools plotted. 183 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 63% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 787%

School 87% · District 59% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 47% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 6100%

School 100% · District 65% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 796%

School 96% · District 60% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

Grade 895%

School 95% · District 59% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Science

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 45% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

This schoolBROWARD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.