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.[5] Deerfield has historically been a leader among
Broward County schools in terms of the number of students winning the prestigious
Silver Knight Awards.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] Deerfield Beach High has an
FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2014–2015 academic school year.[9]
On Saturday, September 6, 2014, the school's street address officially changed from 910 SW 15th Street to 910 Buck Pride Way[10]
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 Urban Teacher Academy Program (UTAP) is a magnet program aimed at training students to become teachers and community leaders. The minimum program requirements for entry and retention are maintaining a GPA of 2.0 and FCAT test scores of 3 or higher.[16]
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the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^Sontag, Deborah (May 27, 2004).
"How Colonel Risked His Career By Menacing Detainee and Lost". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2012. In western Broward County, where Lt. Col. Allen B. West, 43, is preparing to start life over as a high school social studies teacher, the grass is green, the air is moist and the pressure is barometric.