Franklin Academy Cooper City, Cooper City FL

Original Research by School Decision on Franklin Academy Cooper City

Franklin Academy Cooper City is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade, located on Flamingo Road in Cooper City, a predominantly residential suburb in southwestern Broward County. It draws from a community that, publicly reported, was built with a deliberate emphasis on single-family housing and family-oriented character, and where school quality is frequently cited as a driver of residential demand.

The school enrolls a substantial number of students across its nine grade levels, making it a large school for its grade band. Hispanic students make up the largest share of the student body, followed by white and Black students, with smaller proportions of Asian and multiracial students. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this school in a different economic position than a simple glance at Cooper City's real estate market might suggest. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided.

On Florida's FAST assessments, ELA results are a clear strength across the grade band. Proficiency rates in reading and language arts are solidly high in the elementary grades and remain strong through middle school, with the eighth-grade ELA result being among the highest reported for any grade here. That consistency across six grade levels is worth noting for families prioritizing literacy. Math tells a more varied story. Fourth-grade math proficiency is strong, and third grade is solid, but fifth through eighth grades run noticeably lower, with middle school math sitting closer to the midpoint than the top. A parent whose student is heading into the upper grades may want to ask the school directly about how it sequences and supports math instruction in grades five through eight. Science proficiency at both tested grades, fifth and eighth, comes in below the school's ELA results and below its stronger math grades, and a parent interested in STEM preparation would be worth probing further with the school. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline.

Because Franklin Academy Cooper City ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and AP or dual-enrollment coursework does not apply to this grade band. Program offering details were not included in the data provided. The school sits within the Broward County district structure as a charter, and no parent-relevant district-level changes were identified in the research conducted.

The housing market surrounding this school is among the most expensive in Florida. Home values in the relevant zip code run well above the state median and far above the national median, and the rent-to-income ratio signals that housing costs consume a substantial share of household budgets even for renters. A modest year-over-year softening in home values has occurred, but the market remains well above state and national baselines. New gated single-family communities, publicly reported as being actively developed in Cooper City, suggest the area continues to attract families despite the cost.

Cooper City itself offers little in the way of walkable amenities. Retail and dining are spread along commercial corridors like Stirling and Griffin Roads in strip-mall form, and most day-to-day errands require a car. The main civic anchor is Brian Piccolo Sports Park, a large county regional park that includes sports fields, a public velodrome, and recreation amenities. For cultural events or dining beyond the immediate area, residents typically drive to Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, or Weston.

For families choosing between this school and a traditional public option, the relevant question is what the charter environment offers that the surrounding Broward County schools do not, and whether the ELA strengths offset the softer math and science results in the middle grades. The school's demographic mix is broader than the surrounding community's relatively high-income profile might imply, and that context matters for understanding both the peer environment and the academic picture.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 373%

School 73% · District 68% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 484%

School 84% · District 69% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 63% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 63% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 59% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 47% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 379%

School 79% · District 61% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 62% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 62% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 65% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 777%

School 77% · District 60% · ▲ 17 pts above district

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

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 59% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Science

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 57% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 45% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 2 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income77%Higher-income82%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income67%Higher-income79%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income72%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income78%Higher-income81%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income74%Higher-income79%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income81%Higher-income82%0 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income72%Higher-income73%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income83%Higher-income84%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income56%Higher-income64%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income64%Higher-income69%5 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income64%Higher-income57%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income86%Higher-income50%36 pp gap