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By type & communityIndependent & Secular Schools in Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale
20 independent & secular schools are registered with the state in Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale, and 14 are flagged for the Florida Private School Scholarship ($8,494 K-3 · $7,896 4-8 · $7,701 9-12 in 2026-27). West of I-95 along Sistrunk Boulevard, Oakland Park Boulevard and University Drive. Broward County's own ancestry report lists 33311, 33313 and 33319 among the ZIP codes with the heaviest Haitian-ancestry populations.
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: Religious schools are not the only ones that qualify. A participating independent campus receives the identical Broward award.
What does the state flag on these independent & secular schools here mean, and what does it not?
Of the 20 independent & secular schools here, 14 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 | 14 schools: registered to receive the Private School Scholarship | 6 schools: not flagged, so call before assuming either way |
| FES-UA flag | 14 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 | 11 list a website and 18 reported enrollment to the state | Tuition, which Florida does not collect |
| School | Type | Community | Grades | State scholarship | FES-UA / PEP | Accredited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake School 7011 W Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation 33313 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-8 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brightseed Academy of Learning 7520 S Aragon Blvd Unit 2, Sunrise 33313 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-12 | Not listed | — | — |
| Charismata Christian Academy 6855 West Commercial Boulevard, Tamarac 33319 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Daisy's Academy 2500 Northwest 14th Street, Bldg B, Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-5 | Not listed | — | — |
| Delmar Arts Academy at the y 1409 Northwest 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-2 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Dickens Sanomi Academy 3020 Northwest 33rd Avenue, Lauderdale Lakes 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-Unassigned | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elev8 School #2 2913 NW 21 Ave, Oakland Park 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | 6-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ · PEP | ✓ |
| Fintech Academy 2404 NW 20th St, Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-8 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Ft. Lauderdale Preparatory School 3275 West Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | K-12 | Not listed | — | ✓ |
| Future Leaders Academy 1120 NW 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Jam Preparatory Academy of Excellence 1122 NW 9 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-12 | Not listed | — | ✓ |
| Kradle To Kindergarten Preschool II 1269 NW 40th Avenue, Lauderhill 33313 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-3 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| New Generation Montessori Fll 450 NW 5th Ct., Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-5 | Not listed | — | — |
| North Academy 901 Northwest 11th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-8 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| North Broward Christian School 1107 NW 6th St., Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Piney Grove Academy 4699 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes 33313 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | ✓ |
| School of Excellence 1144 NW 31st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | K-8 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
| Sistrunk Academy 646 Northwest 13th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale 33311 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-3 | Not listed | — | — |
| South Florida Fashion Academy 4850 N State Road 7 Suite G109, Lauderdale Lakes 33319 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | PK-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ · PEP | — |
| Super School 6820 W Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation 33313 | Independent & Secular Schools | Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & Northwest Fort Lauderdale | K-12 | ✓ FTC/FES-EO | ✓ | — |
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