The city's charter middle school at its West and Central campuses: grades 6-8, 1,366 students on the Aug. 21 count and an 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 Middle is the grade 6 to 8 school of the City of Pembroke Pines Charter School System, run by the city. Florida grades it as one school (state school number 5081), taught at the West Middle campus on Pembroke Road and the Central Campus on Sheridan Street in Pembroke Pines. The system’s third middle school program, at the Academic Village, is counted under Pembroke Pines Charter High. 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
Campuses West Middle, 18501 Pembroke Road; Central, 12350 Sheridan St.
Grades 6 to 8
Run by City of Pembroke Pines Charter School System
State school number 5081

Principals

The system’s contact page lists Mr. Castellano as principal of the West campus and Mr. Chance at Central Campus. The West Campus website also names Mr. Castellano as principal of West Middle.

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.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 1,366 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year. That is the same as on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 1,336 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 20 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 a middle school at 64% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (80% 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: 90%
  • Math: 89%
  • Science: 81%
  • Social studies: 93%
  • Middle school acceleration (a state grading component): 73%

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.

Calendar and hours

The system publishes its own calendars. Central Campus lists office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, on its website.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School?

On two campuses: West Middle, 18501 Pembroke Road, and Central Campus, 12350 Sheridan St. The state grades them together as one school. The Academic Village campus has its own middle grades under the charter high school.

What is Pembroke Pines Charter Middle’s school grade?

An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 80% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

How do I apply to Pembroke Pines Charter Middle?

Through the city system’s lottery. Applications for 2027-28 are accepted Jan. 4 through Feb. 10, 2027.