School Information
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GreatSchools Rating:
7
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Educational Climate:
Above Average
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Technology Measure:
High
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Type:
Public
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Grades:
9th Grade - 12th Grade
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District:
Broward County School District
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Students/Teacher:
18
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Students/Grade:
756.3
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Number Students:
3025
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Number Teachers:
166
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Number Classrooms:
105
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Expense/Pupil:
$5,300.00 - 5,599.99
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Poverty Level:
6 - 15.9 PERCENT
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Number Computers:
502
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Number PCs:
442
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Number Macs:
060
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Principal:
Mr Shawn Cerra
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CHARTER SCHOOL
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
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ESL
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT
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BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
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YEAR ROUND CLASSES
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VOC-TECH
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ADULT EDUCATION
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NCLB SCHOOL
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BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
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COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
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AYP SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews
School Ratings (42 ratings)
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-08-01
"My daughter attends Taravella.. I'm very disturbed by their lack of involvement and concern about the students. I have on several occasions left messages and emailed her counselor with specific concerns, with no response. When in class it seems acceptable for students to sleep. When school was missed, I wasn't contacted. If it was an excused absence, she was told that it wasn't necessary to make up work, nor was past work explained. I'm terribly disappointed in the Broward County School District as a whole,having had to try to deal with them for 6 years now."
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-04-02
"Today is April 2012...and I can not believe HOW RUDE THE Office People are...they do not smile, they do not help, the lady at the attendance complains ..she gets a hundred of calls at day and it is too much for her ...why the Principal does not do a better job for her NOT to MAKE Mistakes. ???.it only takes one to be the one that makes a difference...The school does not get a good job with parents...I avoid to go there...I do not need rude people in my day...."
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2011-07-17
"I felt the staff of this school, especially the teachers, were very unprofessional. They did not communicate effectively with parents, treated the students terribly (through a paper at a student), and did not provide a rigorous curriculum. The administration was only concerned with athletics and their football field being built."
Student Review |
Rating:
Posted 2010-03-28
"I loved attending this school. All the students seemed to get along 80% of the time which I believe is amazing in a high school. It definetly has the tools for students to learn. Teachers and staff are great, they treat students with respect and all of the clubs and organizations make it very accesible to incorporate yourselfs with them. Not like my middle school, Silver Lakes which was horrible, and clubs were really only advertised to 'certain students'."
Other Review |
Rating:
Posted 2009-09-20
"J.P. Taravella made my high school more than memorable. The clubs and activities(especially our award winning Drama club)I was involved in made me want to get up and go in the morning where I otherwise may have just hit the snooze button. The teachers I had were a major part of my experience, they taught me more than just the curriculum but life lessons. They weren't just your teachers, they were your mentors and your counselors when need be. Shawn Cerra was also the most involved principal I've ever heard of. It was really something to see him show up at our Drama state competition. Taravella deserves the 20,000!"