Northeast High, 700 NE 56th St., Oakland Park: grades 9-12, 1,665 students on the Aug. 21 count; zoned for north Fort Lauderdale. 2026 grade: B.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ zone map for Northeast High, attendance boundaries and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, the May 12 Redefining Our Schools update (PDF), 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.

Northeast High is the Broward County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 on NE 56th Street. Its campus is in Oakland Park, just north of the Fort Lauderdale line, but its attendance zone covers about 17% of Fort Lauderdale’s area, in the north of the city, according to Broward County’s boundary map data. That is the third-largest share of any high school.

Who to call
Address 700 NE 56th St., Oakland Park, FL 33334
Phone 754-322-1550
Grades 9 to 12
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 1241

Principal

Principal Anthony Valachovic, according to the school’s Meet the Administrators page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 1,665 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year. That is 157 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 1,589 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 72 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 B (61% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 B

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: 50%
  • Math: 54%
  • Science: 58%
  • Social studies: 68%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 94%
  • 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 Northeast High zone map (PDF). About 48% of the zone’s area is in Fort Lauderdale and 43% in Oakland Park; the rest is mostly Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Sea Ranch Lakes.

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

  • Middle: James S. Rickards Middle in Oakland Park covers about 74% of the zone, Pompano Beach Middle 19% and Lauderdale Lakes Middle 6%.
  • Elementary: Lloyd Estates (about 27% of the zone’s area), McNab (19%), Oakland Park (17%), Cypress (14%), Floranada (13%) and North Andrews Gardens (9%). Floranada is the only one of these with a campus in Fort Lauderdale.

No proposal in the district’s Redefining Our Schools plan for 2026-27, presented Oct. 6, names Northeast.

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

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

Magnet and career programs

The school’s magnet programs page says Northeast is a magnet school for Alternative Energy, Industrial Biotechnology and The Latin School. Its ACES magnet page adds aviation, cybersecurity and the Design Academy.

The specialized programs page also lists Air Force JROTC, the Cambridge AICE program and a new Yamaha marine mechanics program, which the district’s May 12 Redefining Our Schools update (PDF) lists among its program additions.

Sports and activities

Northeast, the Hurricanes, plays football in Class 4A, Region 4, District 14 for 2026-27, with Atlantic of Delray Beach, Blanche Ely and Plantation, according to the FHSAA’s assignments.

The school’s athletics page lists baseball, basketball, competitive cheerleading, cross country, flag football, football, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track and field, girls and boys volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Follow local results on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Northeast High in Fort Lauderdale?

Its campus at 700 NE 56th St. is in Oakland Park, but about 17% of Fort Lauderdale’s area, in the north of the city, is zoned for it.

What grades does Northeast High serve?

Grades 9 through 12. Its main line is 754-322-1550.

What is Northeast High’s school grade?

Northeast earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 61% of possible points. It also earned a B in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle schools feed Northeast High?

Mostly James S. Rickards Middle, with parts of the Pompano Beach Middle and Lauderdale Lakes Middle zones, according to the district’s boundary maps.