Everglades High School is a public school located in Miramar, Florida. The school serves approximately 3,626 students from Miramar and Pembroke Pines in grades 9 through 12. The current school hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. The principal is Mrs. Haleh Darbar.
The first president of Everglades was Emanuel Washington Jr in 2004. The fourth president of Everglades was Latoya Jackson who served until 2008. The fifth President of Everglades was Joseph D. Mark of the Class of 2009. For the 2007-2008 school year, Everglades made all incoming freshman take classes in the portables at the former Charles W. Flanagan High School Annex due to overpopulation. Another high school was constructed in Pembroke Pines, Florida, called West Broward High School to resolve the overcrowding issue. Everglades High has an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2009-2010 academic year, with 71% of the students passing the math FCAT and 41% of the students passing the reading FCAT. Everglades has a student to teacher ratio of 22:1, above the state average of 15:1.
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