Gator Run Elementary, 1101 Glades Parkway: pre-K to fifth grade, 1,028 students on the Aug. 21 count, zoned for 27% of Weston addresses. An A for 2026.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ zone map for Gator Run (PDF), boundary maps and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, Broward County’s address file, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Gator Run Elementary is the Broward County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to fifth grade on Glades Parkway in northwest Weston. Its attendance zone covers about 27% of the city’s addresses, all inside Weston. Its students go on to Falcon Cove Middle and Cypress Bay High.

Who to call
Address 1101 Glades Parkway, Weston, FL 33327
Phone 754-323-5850
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 3642

Principal

Principal Keith Peters, according to the school’s Meet the Administrators page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 1,028 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, 68 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count. By grade: 11 in pre-K, 120 in kindergarten, 129 in first, 169 in second, 176 in third, 193 in fourth and 230 in fifth.
  • Federal count: 1,192 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19 students per teacher, according to the NCES directory.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns from state test results and learning gains. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (83% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

The same file shows Gator Run with an A in every graded year since 2004. The share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts, grades 3 to 5: 88%
  • Third-grade English language arts: 86%
  • Math: 94%
  • Science (fifth grade): 87%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool or the Gator Run zone map (PDF). Comparing the district’s attendance boundaries with Broward County’s address file:

  • The whole zone is in Weston. It covers about 27% of the city’s addresses, mostly in the northwest, including most of the north of Savanna and much of Weston Lakes and The Falls.
  • Middle school: the whole zone goes on to Falcon Cove Middle, where it makes up about 44% of the middle school’s zone.
  • High school: the whole zone is zoned for Cypress Bay High.

The district’s boundary data is labeled for 2025-26. None of the School Board’s Jan. 21 boundary decisions for 2026-27, listed in the district’s May 12 Redefining Our Schools update (PDF), names Gator Run or the schools it feeds, and neither does the district’s Oct. 6 workshop presentation (PDF) of proposals for the next round.

Calendar

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar synopsis (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: early release
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5

Gator Run does not post bell times on its website; the front office can confirm them.

Programs

The school’s specialized programs page describes:

  • A Dual Language program, teaching core subjects in English and Spanish
  • Gator Clubs, including chess, bucket drumming and debate
  • Student Council for grades 3 to 5, and Safety Patrol and the WGRE morning news program for fifth graders
  • An annual Multicultural Festival

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Gator Run Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade. The district counted 1,028 students there on Aug. 21, 2026.

What is Gator Run Elementary’s school grade?

An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 83% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle and high school does Gator Run Elementary feed into?

Falcon Cove Middle and then Cypress Bay High, for the whole zone, according to the district’s boundaries.