Everglades High, 17100 SW 48th Court, Miramar: grades 9-12, 1,635 students on the Aug. 21 count, zoned for southwest Pembroke Pines. A for 2026.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, attendance boundaries, Tenth Day Enrollment Count, the district’s Oct. 6 Redefining Our Schools workshop presentation (PDF), the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football assignments, 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.

Everglades High is the Broward County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 on SW 48th Court in Miramar. It is on this list because its attendance zone reaches into southwest Pembroke Pines, about 5% of the city’s land, in the part of the Silver Lakes Elementary zone north of the city line. The rest of the zone is in Miramar.

Who to call
Address 17100 SW 48th Court, Miramar, FL 33027
Phone 754-323-0500
Grades 9 to 12
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 3731

Principal

The school’s administration page carries a welcome letter from Principal Marie D. Duperval, written for the 2025-26 school year.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 1,635 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year. That is 261 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 2,033 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 24 students per teacher.
  • Building use: the district’s Redefining Our Schools 2026-27 data report (PDF) counts 1,630 students in a building with permanent space for 2,493, or 65.4% full, and lists it among the schools below the School Board’s 70% under-enrollment threshold.

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 (66% 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: 71%
  • Math: 47%
  • Science: 80%
  • Social studies: 82%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 99%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 71% of graduates

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

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool or the Everglades High zone map (PDF).

Comparing the district’s middle and high school boundaries, the Everglades zone is fed by Glades Middle, about 76% of the zone’s area, and New Renaissance Middle, about 24%, both in Miramar. In Pembroke Pines the zone covers part of the Silver Lakes Elementary zone; that elementary school is in Miramar and goes on to Glades Middle.

The district’s 2026-27 zone map shows no boundary change for Everglades. Its Oct. 6 workshop presentation (PDF) includes a proposal to move Dolphin Bay and Silver Lakes elementary students onto the Glades Middle campus as a K-8 school and to extend Sunset Lakes Elementary to grade 8. The district plans final recommendations in November and School Board decisions in December 2026.

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
  • Friday, Dec. 18: early release
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5

The school’s bell schedule page did not show 2026-27 times when we checked; the front office can confirm them.

Programs

The school’s specialized programs page lists a Cambridge program, a fire academy, exercise science, applied cybersecurity, engineering, hospitality and tourism management, business management and entrepreneurship, and an FBI and law enforcement program, with application links for some.

Sports and activities

Everglades, the Gators, plays football in Class 5A, Region 4, District 16 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s assignments, with Mater Academy and Miami Southridge. The school’s athletics page names Mikki McKnight as athletics director and lists baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country and track, flag football, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. Results are on our high school scoreboard and Friday games in our Friday night football guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Which parts of Pembroke Pines are zoned for Everglades High?

The Pembroke Pines part of the Silver Lakes Elementary zone in the southwest of the city, about 5% of Pembroke Pines’ land, according to the district’s attendance boundaries.

What is Everglades High’s school grade?

An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 66% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle schools feed Everglades High?

Glades Middle and New Renaissance Middle, both in Miramar, according to the district’s boundaries.