North Broward Academy of Excellence Middle, North Lauderdale FL

Original Research by School Decision on North Broward Academy of Excellence Middle

North Broward Academy of Excellence Middle is a charter middle school serving sixth through eighth grade in North Lauderdale, a compact, densely populated residential suburb in north-central Broward County. It sits within the Fort Lauderdale metro area but has the feel of a working-to-middle-income bedroom community, predominantly owner-occupied, with a strong Caribbean cultural presence and a notably diverse population that skews Black and Hispanic. The school's immediate neighborhood is car-dependent, with most daily needs requiring a drive rather than a walk.

The student body is predominantly Black, with a meaningful Hispanic share and very small representation from other groups. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this squarely in the category of a high-poverty school by federal measures. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the records we reviewed, so a parent with a child who has special learning needs or is an English learner may want to ask the school directly about those supports.

On Florida's FAST assessments, the school's ELA results are the stronger side of the picture. Seventh grade reading proficiency stands out as the highest result across all tested subjects and grades, and sixth grade ELA is also relatively solid. Math results follow a pattern of being adequate in sixth grade but softening across seventh and eighth, with eighth grade math the weakest of the literacy and math results. The eighth grade science result, on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, is noticeably lower than the school's performance in other subjects and grades, and a parent should feel comfortable asking the school what targeted support looks like for students heading into high school science. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether these results are improving, holding, or declining.

Comparison against other Broward County districts was not possible in a meaningful way given that the comparison set contained only a single district, so this school's standing relative to its county neighbors cannot be assessed here.

No program offerings were reported in the data, so it is not clear from the record whether the school runs any distinctive academic pathways, enrichment programs, or extracurricular activities. That is a gap worth closing with a direct conversation with school staff before enrollment.

The broader community context is relevant for families thinking about housing. Home values in the zip code have pulled back modestly year over year and sit close to the statewide median, making North Lauderdale relatively accessible in a county that is otherwise expensive. Rents have also edged down slightly, though rent-to-income ratios remain stretched by national standards. The city itself is largely built out, so dramatic neighborhood change is unlikely; it has been a stable starter-home suburb for decades. Civic life runs through parks and recreation rather than any downtown core, with several well-regarded green spaces and aquatic facilities nearby. Broward County Transit provides bus connections, though most families in the area rely on cars.

The Broward district brief search was exhausted before any parent-relevant district-level changes could be confirmed, so recent policy shifts, boundary changes, or strategic initiatives at the district level are not covered here.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 63% · ▼ 1 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 59% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 47% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 60% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 59% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 45% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income62%Higher-income76%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income74%Higher-income70%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income59%Higher-income73%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income62%Higher-income62%0 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income58%Higher-income56%1 pp gap