Miramar High School’s boundaries to shift for 2026-27. Here’s what will change
The Broward County School Board voted on several money-saving initiatives that will go into effect for the 2026-27 school year, deciding Wednesday, Jan. 21, to close six schools and change the boundaries of others.
As a result, Miramar High School will take on some of Hallandale High School’s students in the new school year.
While Hallandale High is being transitioned into a four-day week magnet school, its students west of I-95 will go to Miramar High.
According to the Jan. 21 agenda, this would move 433 students from Hallandale High to Miramar High. With the change, Miramar High would have a projected 2,140 students, closer to its capacity of 2,553.
Previously, 100% of McNicol Middle School students fed into Hallandale High. With this proposal, about 80% of them will feed into Miramar High.
“After the board takes action ... the team will begin to immediately engage with the school community, and make sure we garner their input to what the final programming design looks like,” Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Dr. Valerie Wanza said during the meeting.
“I know that there have been ongoing conversations, and obviously staff and community have been waiting to see what the final action of the board is ... so that they can start to determine what final programming would look like.”
While Miramar High had more students enrolled than Hallandale High in 2025-26, it had an A rating while Hallandale had a B, a Dec. 8 presentation shows.
Hallandale High would continue to serve students below Sunrise, which BCPS says is the school’s current magnet transportation zone.
One of the reasons mentioned for enrollment struggles throughout the redefining process is available charter options. According to school officials, 446 students in Miramar High’s boundaries attend charter schools over the public high school.
This proposal received majority yes votes through the entire Redefining our Schools process, unlike other proposals involving Miramar schools.
Glades Middle School had been slated for closing but was ultimately removed from consideration. In addition, Dolphin Bay Elementary could have taken on middle school students but consolidation was voted down.
