The city's charter elementary school, graded as one school at its East, Central and West campuses: K-5, 2,047 students on Aug. 21, A for 2026.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of Pembroke Pines Charter School System’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ charter school directory and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.
Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary is the kindergarten to grade 5 school of the City of Pembroke Pines Charter School System, the public charter schools the city itself runs. Florida grades it as one school (state school number 5051), taught on three campuses across Pembroke Pines. 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: 954-443-4800, East Campus, 10801 Pembroke Road, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
- School website: www.pinescharter.net
- Applying: the city system’s lottery and re-registration page
- District charter schools office: 754-321-2135, for questions about the district’s oversight of charter schools
- Central Campus: 954-322-3300, 12350 Sheridan St.
- West Campus: 954-450-6990, 1680 SW 184th Ave.
| Campuses | East, 10801 Pembroke Road; Central, 12350 Sheridan St.; West, 1680 SW 184th Ave. |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 5 |
| Run by | City of Pembroke Pines Charter School System |
| State school number | 5051 |
Principals
The system’s contact page lists the principals by surname: Ms. Augustin at East Campus, Mr. Chance at Central Campus and Mr. Castellano at West Campus.
How admission works
The City of Pembroke Pines Charter School System fills seats by lottery. Its Apply/Re-Register page says lottery applications for the 2027-28 school year are accepted from Jan. 4 through Feb. 10, 2027, that “all Florida residents are welcome to apply,” and that families who applied last year must resubmit to keep their place on the waiting list. Seat offers are made by email through the system’s parent portal. The system’s history page says it had a waiting list of 4,361 applicants.
The City of Pembroke Pines Charter School System is run by the city: its governing board is the City Commission, according to the system’s about page. The system’s history page says the city opened its own charter schools in the 1990s to ease crowding in Broward’s district schools.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 2,047 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year. That is four fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
- Federal count: 1,904 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 23 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 (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: 83%
- English language arts: 84%
- Math: 88%
- Science: 75%
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.
The FSU Campus
The system’s campus page also lists an FSU Campus for kindergarten to grade 5 at 601 SW 172nd Ave., 954-499-4244. It does not appear under state school number 5051 in the Broward district’s enrollment count or grades file, and the system’s history page counts four elementary schools in all; ask the campus how it is graded and how its lottery works.
Calendar and hours
The system publishes its own calendars. The FSU Campus and Academic Village websites we checked list Monday, Oct. 12, as a day with no school for students, the same as the district calendar.
More on Pembroke Pines schools
- The city charter system’s website
- Every public school in Pembroke Pines, with zones and report cards
- Our Pembroke Pines schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
How do I get my child into a Pembroke Pines charter school?
Apply to the city system’s lottery. Applications for 2027-28 are accepted Jan. 4 through Feb. 10, 2027, and all Florida residents may apply, according to the system’s website.
Where are the Pembroke Pines charter elementary schools?
East Campus, 10801 Pembroke Road; Central Campus, 12350 Sheridan St.; and West Campus, 1680 SW 184th Ave. The state grades them together as one school. A fourth elementary, the FSU Campus, is graded separately.
What is Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary’s school grade?
An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 76% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.
Is Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary free?
Yes. It is a public charter school run by the City of Pembroke Pines; there is no tuition for the school day.
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