Pembroke Pines Elementary, 6700 SW Ninth St.: pre-K-5, 521 students on the Aug. 21 count and an A in the 2026 state grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ 2026-27 zone map, attendance boundaries, Tenth Day Enrollment Count, 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.

Pembroke Pines Elementary is the Broward County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 on SW Ninth Street at the east end of Pembroke Pines, near the Hollywood line. Almost all of its zone is inside the city. It rose to an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades after a C in each of the two years before.

Who to call
Address 6700 SW Ninth St., Pembroke Pines, FL 33023
Phone 754-323-7000
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 1221

Principal

Principal Natasha S. Bell, according to the school’s administration page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 521 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, including 39 children in pre-K. That is five fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 629 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 18 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 (64% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

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: 61%
  • English language arts: 64%
  • Math: 64%
  • Science: 53%

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 Pembroke Pines Elementary zone map (PDF).

Feeder schools. Comparing the district’s boundaries, about two-thirds of the Pembroke Pines Elementary zone goes on to Apollo Middle in Hollywood and one-third to Pines Collegiate Academy 6-12. All of it is in the McArthur High zone.

The district’s 2026-27 zone map shows no boundary change for Pembroke Pines Elementary.

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 does not post 2026-27 bell times on its website; the front office can confirm them.

Programs

The school’s specialized programs page lists a specialized program for students with autism from kindergarten to grade 5 and the Cambridge Global Perspectives program school-wide; it says the school was named a Special Olympics Unified Champion “National Banner School” for 2025-26.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Pembroke Pines Elementary serve?

Pre-K to grade 5. It is a Broward County Public Schools school at 6700 SW Ninth St., Pembroke Pines, and its main line is 754-323-7000.

What is Pembroke Pines Elementary’s school grade?

An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 64% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle and high school does Pembroke Pines Elementary feed into?

For middle school, Apollo Middle or Pines Collegiate Academy 6-12 depending on the street; for high school, McArthur High, according to the district’s boundary maps.