Fort Lauderdale High, 1600 NE Fourth Ave.: grades 9-12, 2,239 students on the Aug. 21 district count and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ zone map for Fort Lauderdale High, attendance boundaries and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, Broward County’s school boundary map data and city limits map, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football assignments.

Fort Lauderdale High is the Broward County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 on NE Fourth Avenue, north of downtown. It is the zoned high school for more of the city than any other: about 39% of Fort Lauderdale’s area lies in its attendance zone, according to Broward County’s boundary map data. Its zone also takes in part of Wilton Manors.

Who to call
Address 1600 NE Fourth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305
Phone 754-322-1100
Grades 9 to 12
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 0951

Principal

Principal Erin Brown, according to the principal’s message on the school’s Meet the Administrators page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 2,239 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year. That is 94 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 2,182 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 22 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. A school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results, learning gains and, for high schools, the graduation rate and college and career acceleration. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for a high school at 65% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (69% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 77%
  • Math: 57%
  • Science: 71%
  • Social studies: 86%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 99%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 73% of graduates

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool or the Fort Lauderdale High zone map (PDF). About 85% of the zone’s area is inside Fort Lauderdale and about 12% is in Wilton Manors.

Comparing the district’s middle and high school attendance boundaries:

  • Sunrise Middle covers almost all of the zone; a small area west of downtown is in the Parkway Middle zone.
  • The elementary zones inside it are Harbordale (about 37% of the zone’s area), Bennett (20%), Bayview (19%), Wilton Manors Elementary (12%), Walker (7%) and North Side (5%).

North Fork Elementary closed. On Jan. 21, 2026, the School Board consolidated North Fork Elementary into Croissant Park, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall and Walker elementaries for 2026-27, according to the district’s May 12 Redefining Our Schools update (PDF). Broward County’s boundary map data still draws the old North Fork zone, so the shares on this page treat it separately; the district’s 2026-27 zone maps and Find My School tool are the authority.

No proposal in the district’s Redefining Our Schools plan for 2026-27, presented to the School Board on Oct. 6, names Fort Lauderdale High.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar synopsis (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5

Fort Lauderdale High does not post bell times on its website; the front office can confirm them.

Magnet and career programs

The school’s magnet programs page lists two magnets:

  • Cambridge AICE, a college-level program that leads to the AICE diploma
  • Pre-Law and Public Affairs, for students interested in legal studies, criminal justice and public service

Its career and vocational tracks page lists first responder and health science, emergency dispatch, criminal justice and law, marketing and entrepreneurship, culinary arts (ProStart), Navy JROTC, information technology and TV production. The district’s May 12 Redefining Our Schools update (PDF) adds a sports, recreation and entertainment marketing program across the Fort Lauderdale feeder pattern: Fort Lauderdale High, Sunrise Middle and Bennett Elementary.

The magnet page says the district stopped taking applications for 2026-27 and expects School Choice applications for 2027-28 to open in early to mid-November.

Sports and activities

Fort Lauderdale High is listed as an independent in football for 2026-27, outside the district playoff structure, according to the FHSAA’s assignments.

The school’s athletics page lists, by season: cheerleading, cross country, football, swimming and diving and volleyball in the fall; basketball, soccer and wrestling in the winter; and baseball, volleyball, flag football, softball, tennis, track and field and water polo in the spring.

Follow the school on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Fort Lauderdale High serve?

Grades 9 through 12. It is a Broward County Public Schools high school at 1600 NE Fourth Ave., and its main line is 754-322-1100.

What is Fort Lauderdale High’s school grade?

Fort Lauderdale High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 69% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle school feeds Fort Lauderdale High?

Sunrise Middle. Its attendance zone and Fort Lauderdale High’s cover almost exactly the same ground on the district’s boundary maps.

What part of Fort Lauderdale is zoned for Fort Lauderdale High?

More of the city than any other high school: about 39% of the city’s area, mostly east and north of downtown, plus part of Wilton Manors.