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By type & communityHigh Schools (Grades 9-12) in Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades
14 high schools (grades 9-12) are registered with the state in Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades, and 9 are flagged for the Florida Private School Scholarship ($8,494 K-3 · $7,896 4-8 · $7,701 9-12 in 2026-27). The airport, seaport and Federal Highway belt south of the New River, where Griffin Road and State Road 84 feed neighborhoods that run toward Dania Beach.
Copied from the state record. School details here come from the Florida Department of Education Private School Directory (Broward district), pulled October 28, 2026. The scholarship flags are the state's own participation flags for that date. Florida does not collect tuition, so ask the school for its price.
Funding note: The 2026-27 Broward award for grades 9-12 is $7,701, and a Broward College dual-enrollment course adds college credit with no tuition charge to the student.
What does the state flag on these high schools (grades 9-12) here mean, and what does it not?
Of the 14 high schools (grades 9-12) here, 9 carry the state's FTC/FES-EO flag; the flag shows participation and nothing more.
| It means | It does not mean | |
|---|---|---|
| FTC/FES-EO flag | 9 schools: registered to receive the Private School Scholarship | 5 schools: not flagged, so call before assuming either way |
| FES-UA flag | 9 schools: can receive Unique Abilities money | A guarantee that the school has an opening or the staff for your child's diagnosis |
| Website and enrollment | 8 list a website and 11 reported enrollment to the state | Tuition, which Florida does not collect |
| School | Type | Community | Grades | State scholarship | FES-UA / PEP | Accredited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Academy Fort Lauderdale 2250 SW 31st Ave, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Independent & Secular Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| American School of Excellence 1931 Cordova Rd, Fort Lauderdale 33316 | Independent & Secular Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | K-12 | Not listed | — | — |
| Circle of Life Learning Academy, 323 Southwest 27th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Christian & Church-Run Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | PK-12 | Not listed | — | — |
| Compass Outreach and Education Center 1600 SW 5th Place, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Independent & Secular Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ · PEP | ✓ |
| Diamond Minds Transformational Leadership Academy 3150 SW 13th Court, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Independent & Secular Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | PK-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Gtg Ft.lauderdale/Lauderhill Learning Center 3625 W Broward Blvd, Lauderhill 33312 | Independent & Secular Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | K-12 | Not listed | — | — |
| Jacklyn Academy 325 SW 27th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Independent & Secular Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Landow Jewish Academy 3100 SW 9th Ave, Fort Lauderdale 33315 | Jewish Day Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | PK-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Murl-Windsor Academy at Hollywood 110 SW 11 Street, Fort Lauderdale 33315 | Christian & Church-Run Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | PK-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ · PEP | — |
| Permission To Succeed Education Center 100 SW 9th Avenue Ste 1, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Independent & Secular Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ · PEP | ✓ |
| Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 2801 SW 12th Street, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Catholic Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | 9-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sunset Sudbury School 2300 SW 15 Ave, Fort Lauderdale 33315 | Independent & Secular Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| The Edge Prepatory Academy 3421 West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Christian & Church-Run Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | PK-12 | Not listed | — | — |
| Upperroom Christian Academy 3204 Davie Blvd, Fort Lauderdale 33312 | Christian & Church-Run Schools | Southwest Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach & Port Everglades | K-12 | Not listed | — | — |
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