Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines, 18800 Pines Blvd.: a K-8 charter school, 1,290 students on the Aug. 21 count and an A for 2026.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ charter school directory and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, Franklin Academy’s enrollment page, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten to grade 8 on Pines Boulevard in west Pembroke Pines. It is one of six Franklin Academy campuses in Broward and Palm Beach counties; Franklin also runs a K-12 campus in the city. The school’s site describes a 10-acre campus. Charter schools are tuition-free public schools sponsored by Broward County Public Schools and run by their own governing boards. They have no attendance zones; families apply to each school.

Who to call

  • Front office: 954-703-2294, 18800 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
  • School website: ppk8.franklin-academy.org
  • Applying: Franklin Academy’s enrollment page
  • District charter schools office: 754-321-2135, for questions about the district’s oversight of charter schools
Address 18800 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
Phone 954-703-2294
Grades Kindergarten to 8
Run by Franklin Academy governing board
State school number 5012

Principal

Principal Elena Diaz, according to the school’s website.

How admission works

Franklin Academy’s enrollment page says “a random lottery will be held to determine admission,” that each campus holds its own lottery and that families may apply to more than one. When we checked it said the school was still accepting applications for 2026-27 and that applications for 2027-28 open in December. Students who live outside the county of the campus enroll under Franklin’s controlled open enrollment policy.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 1,290 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year. That is 16 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 1,395 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 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. Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines is graded as a combination school because it spans kindergarten to grade 8.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (76% 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: 88%
  • English language arts: 83%
  • Math: 80%
  • Science: 78%
  • Social studies: 91%
  • Middle school acceleration (a state grading component): 81%

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.

Programs

The school’s website says the campus is an authorized International Baccalaureate World School offering the Middle Years Programme to all students in grades 6 to 8. Its site also lists athletics, chess, enrichment clubs and honor societies.

Calendar

The school posts its own calendar.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines serve?

Kindergarten to grade 8, at 18800 Pines Blvd. Franklin Academy’s separate K-12 campus is at 5000 SW 207th Terrace.

How do I get into Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines?

Apply online; a random lottery decides admission and each campus holds its own. Franklin says applications for 2027-28 open in December.

What is Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines’ school grade?

An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 76% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.