Deerfield Beach High School

Deerfield Beach High School
Address
Map
910 Buck Pride Way

Deerfield Beach
,
Florida
33441

United States
Coordinates26°17′43″N 80°07′02″W / 26.2953576°N 80.1172663°W / 26.2953576; -80.1172663
Information
School typePublic, Magnet
Established1970
School districtBroward County Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Peter B. Licata
PrincipalJon Marlow[1]
Staff99.27 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,251 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio22.68[2]
Color(s)  Scarlet
  Gold
NicknameBucks[3]
WebsiteSchool website

Deerfield Beach High School (DBHS) is a public high school in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is part of the Broward School District and has an enrollment of approximately 2,400.

The school features the IB Middle Years Programme or Pre-IB, which is a prerequisite for the International Baccalaureate program that offers college-level academics to students in 11th and 12th grade.[4] Deerfield has historically been a leader among Broward County schools in terms of the number of students winning the prestigious Silver Knight Awards.[5] The graduation rate for the 2014–2015 academic year stood at 79.0% compared to the 74.5% state average and the 81.0% national average.[6] In that same year, students scored an average of 1590 out of 2400 on the SAT (compared with a national average of 1720) and a 22 out of 36 (compared with a national average of 26) on the ACT.[7] Deerfield Beach High has an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2014–2015 academic school year.[8]

On Saturday, September 6, 2014, the school's street address officially changed from 910 SW 15th Street to 910 Buck Pride Way[9] This transition occurred with the assistance of the City of Deerfield Beach, members of the Deerfield Beach Community, The Home Depot, Kiwanis, People's Trust Insurance Company, DBHS Student Government, Class of 2015, and DBHS Employees.

The school serves,[10] in addition to much of Deerfield Beach,[11] Hillsboro Beach,[12] Lighthouse Point,[13] and sections of Pompano Beach.[14]

  1. ^ Broward County Public Schools. "Deerifleld Beach High School". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Deerfield Beach High School | "BE A BUCK: BALANCED, UNIFIED, CARING, & KIND | Home of the Bucks". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the IBO". Archived from the original on August 5, 2005. Retrieved August 5, 2005.
  5. ^ "Silver Knight". silverknightawards.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Deerfield Beach High School". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "Deerfield Beach High School". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. August 5, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "School Grade". deerfieldbeachhigh.net. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "Buck Pride Way". deerfieldbeachhigh.net. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. ^ "Deerfield Beach High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  11. ^ "Zoning Map Archived September 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine." Deerfield Beach. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  12. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hillsboro Beach town, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  13. ^ "City Map Archived December 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine." City of Lighthouse Point. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "Neighborhoods map with streets." Pompano Beach. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.