Stranahan High School

Summary:

Stranahan High School is a public high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, serving 1,438 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Broward County School District, which is ranked 30th out of 68 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stranahan High School stands out in several key ways. It has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (61.2%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 37.55% to 90.61% African American. Academically, Stranahan consistently underperforms the Broward County and Florida state averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates as low as 29% in Algebra 1 and 38% in Geometry. However, the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.6% to 97.4%, which is higher than the nearby Whiddon Rodgers Education Center (27.8%) and Sunrise High School (54.6%). Concerningly, Stranahan has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 21.1% in 2019-2020 to 57.4% in 2022-2023, much higher than nearby schools.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Stranahan High School, ranging from 72.9% to 76.98%, indicates a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While Stranahan's graduation rate is higher than some nearby schools, its academic performance lags behind the Fort Lauderdale High School, which consistently outperforms Stranahan. Despite these challenges, the school's relatively high graduation rate suggests that there may be opportunities to improve academic outcomes through targeted interventions and support programs, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and providing additional resources to support economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 1800 SW 5th Pl
       Fort Lauderdale, FL  33312


(754) 323-2100

District: Broward

SchoolDigger Rank:
485th of 807 Florida High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,454 Help


Feeder schools for Stranahan High School:

Elementary:    Croissant Park Elementary School
    North Fork Elementary School
    Riverland Elementary School
    Stephen Foster Elementary School
Middle:    New River Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.1 Help
Number of students:  1,438

Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.2%
Hispanic:
30.8%
White:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77% Help


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Compare Details Stranahan High School ranks worse than 60.1% of high schools in Florida. It also ranks 35th among 56 ranked high schools in the Broward School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.17. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Stranahan High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (61.2%), Hispanic (30.8%), White (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stranahan High School is 22.1, which is the 15th best among 56 high schools in the Broward School District. (See more...)
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Compare Stranahan High School employs 65 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stranahan High School is $10,454, which is the 9th highest among 56 high schools in the Broward School District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Stranahan High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Stranahan High School 485th of 807 Florida public high schools. (See Stranahan High School in the ranking list.)

Broward:

SchoolDigger ranks Broward 30th of 68 Florida school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stranahan High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools FL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 55.96 230th 484 52.5%
2005 47.06 289th 487 40.7%
2006 55.59 222nd 477 53.5%
2007 50.46 291st 563 48.3%
2008 47.61 325th 577 43.7%
2009 53.93 299th 587 49.1%
2010 56.16 300th 620 51.6%
2011 53.32 317th 622 49.0%
2012 37.48 338th 606 44.2%
2013 32.83 439th 648 32.3%
2014 33.40 459th 687 33.2%
2016 25.15 495th 693 28.6%
2017 23.90 509th 714 28.7%
2018 18.33 553rd 716 22.8%
2019 23.42 540th 734 26.4%
2021 17.84 573rd 746 23.2%
2022 20.64 586th 774 24.3%
2023 24.40 564th 792 28.8%
2024 34.17 485th 807 39.9%
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Data source: test scores: Florida Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Florida Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.4)
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Reviews:
by a student
Friday, July 4, 2014

Open Quote Ghetto...is the first word that comes to mind when I think of Stranahan High School. I did not know the term "ratchedness" before I came to Stranahan and saw what it really meant. You cannot blame the students for being uncivilized, unclean, and disrespectful, because it is in their blood. If their parents are like that, meaning the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but when I see teachers and the whole administration acting the same as the students, it is truly embarrassing because a teacher should be a professional. The teachers could care less about your education. They only care about the money that cannot take care of them. They are rude and disrespectful. I cannot even state how wrong this school is. this school is very unhealthy, the janitors are not doing their jobs at all. I come to class and its like a tornado pass there. I understand that students can be messy... The immature ones...but if you were hired to do a job, you should do it with no complaining and if that's not the job that you desire, find another one. I HONESTLY CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW DOES THIS SCHOOL PASS HEALTH CHECKS.THIS SCHOOL HAS MAJOR LANDSCAPING ISSUES. THE STATE OR BROWARD COUNTY NEED TO DONATE MONEY TO FIX THE SCHOOL, BECAUSE IT IS IN POOR CONDITION. When a friend ask me "what school do you go to?" I have to hesitate because I am so embarrassed of my school. The only thing Im proud of is the Medical magnet program because I know it will get me somewhere and we have field trips in hospitals that are really amazing. They only choose the best students fit for the field trip. The worse year of the medical magnet program would the freshman year, because we have the absolute worse teacher ever. She spends three months on the same topic and every day "study.. we're going to have a test" and that test never happened. She is so unorganized. To avoid teaching, she makes up a stupid bellringer( that should have been planned before we came into class) and spends the entire 55 minutes checking attendance and we end up learning nothing. She cannot teach at all in my opinion and probably every other student who has her. I am not giving false statement because I hate the school. I love Stranahan, but it would be nice if we improve.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FROM A DEEPLY CONCERN STUDENT Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Open Quote Stranahan has excellent teachers and staff. The magnet programs are outstanding with professor quality instructors. These teachers are dedicated putting in many extra hours providing students with any and all learning opportunities. I am thrilled my son is in the Engineering Magnet program. He has had opportunities not afforded at other high schools, such as programming, robotics, pneumatics etc. I can not wait for my younger son to enter the pre-med program 2011/2012. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Stranahan High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 797 383 16 125 2 n/a n/a 0 1323
1989 719 371 18 142 0 n/a n/a 0 1250
1990 558 326 11 161 3 n/a n/a 0 1059
1991 515 433 14 209 4 n/a n/a 0 1175
1992 404 466 11 227 6 n/a n/a 0 1114
1993 420 539 15 242 4 n/a n/a 0 1220
1994 438 623 39 270 5 n/a n/a 0 1375
1995 454 774 85 320 8 n/a n/a 0 1641
1996 454 774 85 320 8 n/a n/a 0 1641
1997 462 949 100 373 7 n/a n/a 0 1891
1998 460 1050 107 369 0 n/a n/a 0 1986
1999 449 1184 83 353 3 n/a n/a 0 2072
2000 422 1222 83 346 5 n/a n/a 0 2078
2001 438 1295 85 354 6 n/a n/a 0 2178
2002 363 1333 74 374 6 n/a n/a 0 2150
2003 363 1333 74 374 6 n/a n/a 0 2150
2004 325 1401 79 426 9 n/a n/a 0 2240
2005 302 1352 84 408 10 n/a n/a 0 2156
2006 262 1326 95 382 1 n/a n/a 0 2066
2007 224 1221 77 376 1 n/a n/a 35 1934
2008 193 1167 60 348 1 n/a n/a 37 1806
2009 184 1132 54 361 1 n/a n/a 45 1777
2010 156 1153 55 331 1 n/a n/a 53 1749
2011 160 1137 55 328 5 0 38 0 1723
2012 158 1164 56 340 7 0 31 0 1756
2013 157 1114 48 336 4 1 19 0 1679
2014 126 1059 40 334 3 0 13 0 1575
2015 115 996 30 335 2 0 20 0 1498
2016 99 949 25 311 2 1 22 0 1409
2017 83 960 27 294 1 1 35 0 1401
2018 87 907 30 296 0 3 38 0 1361
2019 82 911 24 344 1 2 39 0 1403
2020 78 911 19 412 0 4 23 0 1447
2021 90 960 12 413 0 6 24 0 1505
2022 90 906 9 426 1 1 17 0 1450
2023 78 880 10 443 3 0 24 0 1438

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Stranahan High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1323 73.0 18.1 23.1
1989 1250 76.0 16.4 22.2
1990 1059 73.0 14.5 24.3
1991 1175 68.0 17.2 31.5
1992 1114 64.0 17.4 44.7
1993 1220 60.0 20.3 35.1
1994 1375 76.0 18.1 42.2
1995 1641 68.0 24.1 37.1
1996 1641 68.0 24.1 37.1
1997 1891 80.0 23.6 39.9
1998 1986 95.0 20.9 30.4
1999 2072 104.0 19.9 35.3
2000 2078 97.0 21.4 37.9
2001 2178 98.0 22.2 35.2
2002 2150 113.0 19.0 46.3
2003 2150 113.0 19.0 46.3
2004 2240 127.0 17.6 50.2
2005 2156 138.0 15.6 55
2006 2066 130.0 15.9 59.4
2007 1934 119.0 16.3 59.7
2008 1806 112.0 16.1 65.7
2009 1777 120.8 17.9 68.8
2010 1749 93.5 18.7 75.1
2011 1723 95.6 18.0 73
2012 1756 82.1 21.3 76.3
2013 1679 77.0 21.8 76.6
2014 1575 73.0 21.5 81.7
2015 1498 66.0 22.6 82.8
2016 1409 66.0 21.3 81.7
2017 1401 65.0 21.5 81.9
2018 1361 72.0 18.9 86.2
2019 1403 68.6 20.4 78.8
2020 1447 68.6 21.0 81.7
2021 1505 69.6 21.6 73.4
2022 1450 69.0 21.0 72.9
2023 1438 65.0 22.1 77

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Stranahan High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1323 73.0 18.1 23.1
1989 1250 76.0 16.4 22.2
1990 1059 73.0 14.5 24.3
1991 1175 68.0 17.2 31.5
1992 1114 64.0 17.4 44.7
1993 1220 60.0 20.3 35.1
1994 1375 76.0 18.1 42.2
1995 1641 68.0 24.1 37.1
1996 1641 68.0 24.1 37.1
1997 1891 80.0 23.6 39.9
1998 1986 95.0 20.9 30.4
1999 2072 104.0 19.9 35.3
2000 2078 97.0 21.4 37.9
2001 2178 98.0 22.2 35.2
2002 2150 113.0 19.0 46.3
2003 2150 113.0 19.0 46.3
2004 2240 127.0 17.6 50.2
2005 2156 138.0 15.6 55
2006 2066 130.0 15.9 59.4
2007 1934 119.0 16.3 59.7
2008 1806 112.0 16.1 65.7
2009 1777 120.8 17.9 68.8
2010 1749 93.5 18.7 75.1
2011 1723 95.6 18.0 73
2012 1756 82.1 21.3 76.3
2013 1679 77.0 21.8 76.6
2014 1575 73.0 21.5 81.7
2015 1498 66.0 22.6 82.8
2016 1409 66.0 21.3 81.7
2017 1401 65.0 21.5 81.9
2018 1361 72.0 18.9 86.2
2019 1403 68.6 20.4 78.8
2020 1447 68.6 21.0 81.7
2021 1505 69.6 21.6 73.4
2022 1450 69.0 21.0 72.9
2023 1438 65.0 22.1 77

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Stranahan High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $370 (4.4%) $8,129 (95.6%) $8,499
2019 $194 (2.4%) $7,804 (97.6%) $7,998
2020 $447 (5.1%) $8,332 (94.9%) $8,779
2021 $690 (7.6%) $8,423 (92.4%) $9,112
2022 $1,408 (13.4%) $9,133 (86.7%) $10,540
2023 $1,287 (12.3%) $9,168 (87.7%) $10,454

Data source: Florida Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Stranahan High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 540th of 734 High schoolsRanks 564th of 792 High schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Stranahan High School)3934
 5%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Broward)5753
 4%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)5551
 4%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Stranahan High School)3534
 1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Broward)5349
 4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)5349
 4%
End of Course Biology 1 (Stranahan High School)4744
 3%
   End of Course Biology 1 (Broward)6863
 5%
   End of Course Biology 1 (Florida)6763
 4%
End of Course US History (Stranahan High School)4845
 3%
   End of Course US History (Broward)6763
 4%
   End of Course US History (Florida)7063
 7%
End of Course Algebra 1 (Stranahan High School)3327
 6%
   End of Course Algebra 1 (Broward)6250
 12%
   End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida)6254
 8%
End of Course Geometry (Stranahan High School)3519
 16%
   End of Course Geometry (Broward)5645
 11%
   End of Course Geometry (Florida)5750
 7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14031438
 2.5%
African American911880
 3.4%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian2410
 58.3%
Hispanic344443
 28.8%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White8278
 4.9%
Two or More Races3924
 38.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.8%77%
 1.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,438 students attended Stranahan High School.

Stranahan High School ranks 485th of 807 Florida high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Stranahan High School are 61% African American, 31% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.


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