Virginia Shuman Young Montessori, 101 NE 11th Ave.: a pre-K-5 magnet, 675 students on the Aug. 21 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 Virginia Shuman Young Elementary, 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 and the federal NCES school directory.
Virginia Shuman Young Elementary is the Broward County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 101 NE 11th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. It is a Montessori magnet school, which the district and the school also call Virginia Shuman Young Montessori, just north of East Broward Boulevard.
Who to call
- Front office: 754-322-9050, 101 NE 11th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
- School website: virginiayoung.browardschools.com
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s Register My Child page; district main line 754-321-0000
- Zone questions: boundaries@browardschools.com
- Bus concerns: district Student Transportation & Fleet Services, 754-321-4400
| Address | 101 NE 11th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 |
| Phone | 754-322-9050 |
| Grades | Pre-K to grade 5 |
| District | Broward County Public Schools |
| State school number | 3321 |
Principal
Principal Cyndi Felton, according to the school’s Meet the Administrators page, which also introduces Daphne Browne as intern principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 675 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, including 80 children in pre-K. That is 24 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
- Federal count: 692 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 19 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 an elementary school at 62% of points or more.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (71% 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:
- Third-grade English language arts: 79%
- English language arts: 80%
- Math: 85%
- Science: 76%
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
Virginia Shuman Young is a magnet school with no ordinary attendance zone. Families apply. The school’s magnet page says to get a district student number, log in to the Focus parent portal, open the magnet application and choose the school.
The district’s map for the school (PDF) sets out a geographic priority area that reserves choice seats for kindergarten to fifth grade students in the community around the school: roughly the area bounded by East Sunrise Boulevard, the Middle River, a series of canals to the east, the New River and the FEC Railroad, as the map describes it street by street. Applications for 2027-28 open through the district’s School Choice process.
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
Virginia Shuman Young does not post bell times on its website; the front office can confirm them.
Programs
The school’s Montessori magnet page says it is a public Montessori school serving pre-K through fifth grade since 1994, with multi-age classrooms and Montessori materials. Kindergarten through fifth grade is free; the pre-K Montessori program, for children who are 3 or 4 by Sept. 1, is fee-based. Transportation is provided for students who live north of Interstate 595 and more than 2 miles from the school, with none for pre-K.
More on Fort Lauderdale schools
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Fort Lauderdale, with zones and report cards
- Our Fort Lauderdale schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Virginia Shuman Young Elementary serve?
Pre-K through fifth grade. It is a Broward County Public Schools school at 101 NE 11th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, and its main line is 754-322-9050.
What is Virginia Shuman Young Elementary’s school grade?
Virginia Shuman Young earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 71% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.
How do you get into Virginia Shuman Young Montessori?
Apply through the district’s magnet application in the Focus parent portal; the child needs a Broward County Public Schools student number. The district reserves choice seats for K-5 students in a priority area around the school.
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