The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in Math. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Renaissance Charter Middle School at Pines
Renaissance Charter Middle School at Pines sits on Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines, a large, auto-oriented suburb in southwest Broward County that functions as a residential hub within the Miami metro area. The surrounding neighborhood is defined by planned subdivisions, retail corridors, and a community that skews toward middle-class families and retirees. Daily amenities require a car, though the city has invested in mixed-use development at its Pines City Center and maintains a network of parks, public libraries, and community bus routes. Home values in this zip code are well above both Florida and national benchmarks, and rents consume a substantial share of a typical household's income, making the housing market here genuinely expensive by most measures.
The school is a charter, serving grades six through eight, though its NCES directory lists kindergarten through grade eight. Enrollment data show students only in the middle grades, so the lower-grade listing likely reflects the charter's formal authorization rather than active enrollment; the school appears to operate as a middle school in practice.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the academic picture is mixed and worth looking at closely by grade. Seventh and eighth graders show strong math proficiency, clearly above what one would expect as a middling outcome, and that is a genuine strength. Sixth-grade math proficiency is more moderate, sitting in a range that many families would want to track over time. In ELA, seventh and eighth graders reach proficiency at rates that are solid without being exceptional, while sixth-grade ELA is closer to the sixth-grade math level, meaning roughly half of those students are meeting the state standard. Eighth-grade science proficiency falls below the majority of students tested, and that gap is worth asking the school about directly, particularly for families whose children are aiming toward STEM coursework in high school. Multi-year trend data were not available in the state's reporting, so it is not possible from this data alone to say whether performance is rising, holding, or declining.
The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with these two groups together making up the great majority of enrollment. A large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community where many families are navigating economic pressure. Data on students with IEPs and English learners were not reported in the available data, so families with children in those categories should ask the school directly about its support services and staffing for those populations.
No program offerings data were available in the payload, so this account cannot speak to elective depth, extracurricular options, arts, or any specialized pathways the school may offer. That is a meaningful gap for a family trying to understand what the middle school years would look like for their child day to day, and the school's own communications would be the right place to fill it. Discipline, attendance, and staffing data were also not reported.
Because Broward County has only one district in the comparison set, the neighbor comparison framework could not produce meaningful positioning on proficiency, graduation, or absenteeism metrics, so no county-relative characterization is available here.
A few things stand out as a fair summary of what this school is. The math trajectory from sixth to eighth grade is encouraging, particularly if the upper-grade strength reflects genuine growth rather than selective retention. The science result for eighth graders is the number a parent should probe. And the school's charter status means it operates with some independence from the Broward district, which can matter for families who want to ask about governance, curriculum choices, and how enrollment and re-enrollment work. The district brief search found no confirmed parent-relevant changes to report for Broward schools at this time.
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