The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Championship Academy of Distinction at Hollywood
Championship Academy of Distinction at Hollywood is a charter elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Hollywood, Florida, a coastal South Florida city in Broward County. The school sits in a city whose identity is shaped by its beach-facing character, the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk as a public waterfront promenade, and a substantial employment base anchored by Memorial Healthcare System, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, HEICO Corporation, and the regional infrastructure of Port Everglades and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
The school is small for an elementary, enrolling roughly the population of a typical single grade cohort spread across six grade levels. Its student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with white and other groups making up a much smaller share. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this in the range of higher economic need among Florida elementary schools. Data on English learner rates and special education identification were not available in the data provided.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the academic picture is uneven and warrants close attention. Third-grade results in both ELA and math are meaningfully stronger than the upper-grade results, with roughly half of third graders reaching proficiency in each subject. Fourth and fifth grade proficiency rates in both math and ELA drop noticeably, falling well below the third-grade marks. The fifth-grade Florida Statewide Science Assessment result is particularly low, with only a small fraction of students reaching proficiency. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to tell from this data whether these results are improving, stable, or worsening. A parent considering this school would want to ask the school directly about what it is doing to close the gap between third grade and the upper grades, and about supports available for students who are not yet proficient.
The comparison framework found only one district in the county universe for a meaningful peer comparison, so placing this school's performance against similar schools in Broward County was not possible from this data set. The school does not serve middle or high school grades, so graduation rate is not applicable.
The housing market in the zip code around the school reflects the broader pressures of South Florida. Home values sit well above both the state and national medians, and they have softened modestly year over year. Rents have moved slightly upward over the same period. Affordability is a real constraint: the rent-to-income ratio and price-to-income ratio are both elevated relative to national norms, and the gap between estimated monthly ownership costs and rent is relatively narrow. For families weighing where to live in order to access this school, that housing context is worth factoring carefully.
No information on specific program offerings, enrichment, arts, athletics, or dual-language instruction was available in the data. The district brief for Broward, which authorizes this charter, returned no confirmed parent-relevant changes before the research budget was exhausted.
What this school is: a small charter elementary in a diverse, economically mixed Hollywood neighborhood, with a student body that is majority Hispanic and Black and carries significant economic need. Third-grade results show some promise, but the drop-off in fourth and fifth grade math, ELA, and especially science is a real pattern that parents should probe further with the school.
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