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Monarch High School
Location
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5050 Wiles Road
Coconut Creek, Florida 33073
Coordinates26°17′05″N 80°11′35″W / 26.28464°N 80.19317°W / 26.28464; -80.19317
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Home of the Knights"
OpenedAugust 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)
School districtBroward County Public Schools
NCES District ID1200180
CEEB code100328
NCES School ID120018004050
PrincipalJames Neer
Staff101.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,406 (2021-22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio24.19[1]
Color(s)Black, red, and silver
     
MascotKnight
Information(754) 321–1400
WebsiteOfficial Website

Monarch High School (MHS) is a public high school located in Coconut Creek, Florida. Monarch is a part of the Broward County Public Schools system, and serves neighborhoods in:[3] Coconut Creek,[4] Deerfield Beach,[5] Margate,[6] and Pompano Beach.[7]

Monarch had an FCAT school grade of "B" for the 2018-2019 academic year.[8]

Campus

The pair of buildings that make up the school were designed by the Miami architectural firm Zyscovitch on a design and build basis. Building four, which houses the gym, cafeteria, and numerous classrooms, has the ability to be utilized as a hurricane shelter if necessary. The campus is also designed to enable community use of the facilities when not being used by the school.[9]

During the school's third academic year, an additional building, Building 5, was constructed to relieve "critical overcrowding" and meet class size requirements. The school also has a number of portable classrooms. Currently MHS is trying to raise funds to build a football stadium on campus.[citation needed]

Monarch Highschool

Excalibur Program

Monarch High School offers the Excalibur Program, an integrated and accelerated curriculum for talented students at Monarch. The program offers a rigorous curriculum consisting of high caliber classes, including those of the Honors, AICE, and AP level. Throughout the students' participation in the program, their inclusion depends upon GPA and test scores.[10]

Academics

The school offers a large array of academic courses. The core academics include math, social studies, science, and English. There are many extra clubs and activities at the school, including (but not limited to) Drama Club, a wide variety of sports, a marching band, jazz band, concert band, drumline, indoor percussion, color guard, chamber orchestra, full orchestra, Debate Team, chorus, arts, step team, cheerleading, foreign language clubs, journalism club, flag football, multicultural society, an Environmental Club, Mu Alpha Theta, DECA, National Honor Society (NHS) and JROTC. Advanced Placement classes are offered also.

Monarch students presently attend school from 7:40 AM to 2:40 PM, Monday through Friday on Block schedule. The current schedule requires students to attend four classes out of eight each day and a 40-minute lunch period each day with an eight-minute passing period between each class.

The school has an online gradebook which allows students to check their grades from any computer connected to the internet. Other information, such as absences and missing assignments, can also be viewed.

2015 Academic Indicators

College Readiness Index 22.6

Mathematics Proficiency 2.7

Reading Proficiency 2.8

Student-Teacher Ratio 24:1

Test Scores[11]

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 56%
Proficient in Mathematics 55%
College Readiness Index 22.6

Subject Proficiency Testing

Student exit exams receive grades among multiple proficiency levels established by the state. These figures display how the school as a whole performed in different subjects.

Discipline School District State Mathematics 2.7 2.6 2.6
Reading 2.8 2.5 2.5

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test or End-of-Course Assessments.

Below Basic 13%
Basic 31%
Proficient-Level 3 27%
Advanced-Level 4 23%
Advanced-Level 5 7%

Mathematics Proficiency Distribution

Mathematics proficiency is determined by student results on the school's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test or End-of-Course Assessments tests.

Below Basic 15%
Basic 31%
Proficient-Level 3 35%
Advanced-Level 4 16%
Advanced-Level 5 4%

Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 85.4
Gap Between Actual and Expected Performance Index 2.4

Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 49.4%
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 58.8%
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -9.4
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 5.7

College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 22.6
Exam Used for Index AP

Advanced Placement (AP) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP exams. This shows this school's student participation and performance on these exams if data were available.

Participation Rate 36%
Participant Passing Rate 51%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.7
Exam Pass Rate 30%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 18%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Passer 1.1

Data are based on the 2012-2013 school year.

Student Body[12]

Class

These details on the school's student body are based on data reported to the government.

Total Enrollment 2,255
9th Grade 574 Students
10th Grade 610 Students
11th Grade 543 Students
12th Grade 528 Students

Demographics

As of the 2021-22 school year, the total student enrollment was 2,406. The ethnic makeup of the school was 67.3% White, 23.9% Black, 40.1% Hispanic, 3.9% Asian, 3.5% Multiracial, 1% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. 53.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunch.[2]

Digital Learning Environment

At the beginning of the Digital Learning Environment program, in the school's second academic year (2004–2005), students were provided with a laptop that could be taken home and brought back with them to school on a regular basis to further enhance the program. This element was withdrawn after three years because of budget cuts, the expense of computer repairs and maintenance and because of misuse, vandalism and stolen/ lost computers.[13]

Pinwheels for Peace

A program started by two teachers, Ellen McMillan and Ann Ayers at Monarch High, the Pinwheels for Peace Project invites students to create and display their pinwheels on the campus during the International Day of Peace and has been adopted internationally.[14] Groups in more than 1,500 places have planted more than half a million pinwheels throughout the world.[15]

Traditions

Knights Code of Chivalry

The school emphasizes a code of conduct among students, teachers, faculty and peers dubbed the "Knights Code of Chivalry." The code was created by a student panel the year before the school opened. Plaques containing the code are present in every classroom.[16]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Monarch High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Zoning Map" (PDF). Coconut Creek, Florida. Retrieved May 9, 2020. - Compare to school attendance boundary maps.
  5. ^ "Zoning Map." Deerfield Beach. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Zoning Map." City of Margate. Retrieved on September 23, 2018. Black and white version
  7. ^ "Zoning Map" (PDF). Pompano Beach, Florida. Retrieved May 9, 2020. - Use this map to compare the city limits to the school attendance boundaries.
  8. ^ FCAT School Grades – High Archived June 18, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Monarch High School", Learning by Design 2004, American School Board Journal
  10. ^ "Excalibur Application" (PDF). Monarch High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  11. ^ "Monarch High School in COCONUT CREEK, FL | Best High Schools | US News". www.usnews.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  12. ^ "Monarch High School in COCONUT CREEK, FL | Student Body | US News". www.usnews.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  13. ^ "Digital Learning Environment" Archived May 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Monarch High School
  14. ^ "Pinwheels for Peace", Education World, August 9, 2005
  15. ^ "No place for Pinwheels for Peace" Archived February 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Patty McCormac, Valley News, January 9, 2006
  16. ^ "2009-2010 Course Catalog", Monarch High School, Spring 2009
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