The top reported proficiency rate is 17% in English language arts. The lowest is 3% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Henry D Perry Education Center
Henry D. Perry Education Center sits on Wildcat Way in Miramar, a southern Broward County suburban city built on a master-planned bedroom community model that has grown into one of South Florida's more diverse and economically layered municipalities. The school is a public alternative school operated by Broward County Public Schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve, though the enrollment picture tells a more specific story than that broad grade span suggests.
The student body is large for an alternative setting. The vast majority of enrolled students are in grades eleven and twelve, with a meaningful concentration in twelfth grade specifically. Grades seven and eight have only a handful of students each, and the pre-kindergarten group is very small. Grades one through six show no enrollment at all. This distribution is characteristic of alternative programs that specialize in credit recovery, re-engagement, or accelerated completion for older students, rather than a traditional K-12 progression. A parent considering this school for a younger child should ask the school directly what services or programs exist at those lower grade levels, since the enrollment pattern does not reflect a conventional elementary experience.
Because the school is an alternative program, state testing results carry a different meaning than they would at a neighborhood school. Florida FAST assessments are administered at grades seven and eight, and those grade levels here enroll only a small number of students. The seventh-grade results were suppressed, likely due to the very small group size, which is standard practice to protect student privacy. Eighth-grade results in math and science were very low relative to statewide norms, and the ELA result, while higher, remained well below state averages. A parent reviewing these figures should understand that alternative schools typically serve students who are behind grade level, often by design, and that proficiency rates measured at a single point in time do not reflect the same population as a conventional school. They are worth noting, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about its academic support model and what academic growth looks like for students over time.
A graduation rate was not available in the data provided. Given that the school's enrollment is concentrated heavily in the upper grades, graduation outcomes would be a central question for any family considering enrollment, and that conversation should happen directly with the school.
A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a lower rate than many alternative schools in urban districts, which may reflect the specific population this program draws from across a broader county. The student body is majority Black, with a large Hispanic population and a smaller white student group, reflecting Miramar's own demographics. Miramar itself is a notably diverse city, publicly reported as one of the more racially mixed suburban communities in Broward County, with a large foreign-born population and a median age in the late thirties.
The housing market around the school runs well above both the state and national medians for home values, and rents in the area consume a substantial share of median income, making affordability a real constraint for families. Home values in the immediate zip code have edged slightly downward year over year, consistent with a broader softening in South Florida. For buyers, the price-to-income ratio is stretched relative to national norms, and the estimated monthly carrying cost on a median home is high. Renters face a similar squeeze. Miramar is growing, with large mixed-use projects in planning stages near Miramar Parkway and ongoing infrastructure investment along key corridors. Some residents have publicly raised concerns that denser development is changing the city's suburban character.
The city itself is primarily car-dependent, organized around major corridors including Miramar Parkway, I-75, and the Florida Turnpike. The Miramar Town Center provides a walkable civic hub with a public library, cultural center, City Hall, and transit connections, but most of the city's residential fabric and school campuses are on dispersed suburban lots rather than within walking distance of that core. The Miramar Park of Commerce anchors a large employment base, with major corporations across logistics, healthcare, and consumer goods represented there.
No information was available about specific program offerings at Henry D. Perry beyond its alternative school designation, and no district-level strategic updates were confirmed in the research for this profile.
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