Boyd H. Anderson High School
Boyd H. Anderson High School (also called "Boyd Anderson", or "B.A."), is a suburban public high school located in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. It is a part of Broward County Public Schools. Boyd H. Anderson serves: all of Lauderdale Lakes, and parts of Tamarac, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale and Lauderhill. The school is named after the third County Judge of Broward County, Boyd H. Anderson, Sr., who served from 1933 to 1968. The school mascot is the cobra and the school colors are orange and black. Academics. Boyd Anderson had a Florida Comprehensive Assessment  Test school grade of "C" for the 2011–2012 academic year. Boyd Anderson High School is the first public school in Broward County to contain an accredited International Baccalaureate diploma program as a magnet program. It gained this distinction in December 1985. In September 2005, it began offering the "Middle Years" program. The school also has a Health and Wellness magnet program. Additionally, the school offers dual enrollment courses such as ENC101 Composition, Transportation, and Safety. Athletics. The school's track and field teams reached three state championships in Track and Field (1995, 1997, 2000), three state championships in Cross Country  (1992, 1996, 1998), and ranked #2 nationally in Track and Field (1998), and 18th in Cross Country. They won the 5A Basketball State Championship in 1994. Debate. In addition to successful athletic programs, the school also had success in forensics or speech & debate. In 2010 a debate team started at Boyd Anderson that competed in the Florida Forensic League. In the second year of the debate team, two Boyd Anderson Students advanced from the South Florida region to the National Forensic League National Championship Tournament. Service organizations. Boyd Anderson also maintains several community service-based organizations including: Key Club, Students  Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence, Ladies of Distinction, Brother to Brother, Sister to Sister, and Gentlemen of Distinction. Demographics. As of the 2021-2022 school year, the total student enrollment was 1,879. The ethnic makeup of the school was 9.8% White, 90.6% Black, 9.4% Hispanic, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.3% Multiracial, and 0.4% Native American or Native Alaskan.