Imagine Charter School at Weston, 2500 Glades Circle: a tuition-free public charter school, K-8, 1,115 students on the Aug. 21 count. An A for 2026.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website (staff directory, enrollment, FAQ, lottery and arrival and dismissal pages), Broward County Public Schools’ Tenth Day Enrollment Count and charter school contact list, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.
Imagine Charter School at Weston is a public charter school for kindergarten to eighth grade near Glades Circle in northwest Weston. Charter schools are tuition-free public schools sponsored by Broward County Public Schools and run by their own boards; the school’s FAQ page says it is “free to all students” and often has a waiting list. It has no attendance zone: families apply, and seats are filled by lottery. Imagine Schools is its management company, according to the school’s website.
Who to call
- Front office: 954-659-3600, 2500 Glades Circle, Weston, FL 33327
- School website: imagineweston.org
- Enrollment and the lottery: the school’s enrollment page names its registration contact, at the main number, Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- District charter schools office: Broward County Public Schools’ charter school contact list; district main line 754-321-0000
| Address | 2500 Glades Circle, Weston, FL 33327 |
| Phone | 954-659-3600 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 8, plus pre-K |
| Type | Public charter school, sponsored by Broward County Public Schools |
| State school number | 5111 |
Principal
Principal Nathan Berkowitz, according to the staff directory on the school’s website, which also lists two assistant principals.
How admission works
From the school’s enrollment page and its 2026 lottery flyer (PDF):
- The school fills its seats by lottery. Its 2025-26 lottery was held March 17, 2025, on Zoom.
- Each applicant is given a random number on the waitlist for the grade applied for, from pre-K to eighth grade. The flyer says the word “winner” in the results is only a label: a seat is offered only when the school contacts the family, as space opens.
- Families can look up a child’s waitlist position from the school’s lottery results page.
- Details of the 2026-27 lottery and school tours are on the school’s Join our Family page.
Enrollment
- District count: 1,115 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, 13 more than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count. By grade: 129 in kindergarten, 124 in first, 131 in second, 133 in third, 132 in fourth, 138 in fifth, 112 in sixth, 110 in seventh and 106 in eighth.
- Federal count: 1,061 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the NCES directory, which lists the school under its management office’s address in Fort Lauderdale.
State report card
Florida grades every public school, charter schools included, A to F on the share of possible points it earns from state test results, learning gains and, for schools with middle grades, the share of students passing high school course exams and industry certifications. Imagine is graded as a combination school; the state’s 2026 file sets an A for those at 65% of points or more.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (84% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
The same file shows Imagine Weston with an A in every graded year since 2003. The share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 88%
- Third-grade English language arts: 86%
- Math: 87%
- Science: 86%
- Social studies: 100%
- Middle school acceleration: 87%, the state’s measure of eligible students passing a high school course exam or industry certification
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.
Calendar and school hours
The school posts its own academic calendar. The principal’s October message on the school’s website says the first quarter ended Friday, Oct. 9, and Monday, Oct. 12, is a schoolwide parent conference day.
The school’s arrival and dismissal page, which still refers to the 2024-25 school year, gives these times:
- Arrival: 7:20 to 8 a.m.; no students may enter campus before 7:30 a.m.
- Dismissal: pre-K at 2 p.m., kindergarten to fourth grade at 2:30 p.m., fifth to eighth grade at 2:45 p.m.
The page says the City of Weston provides crossing guards at Glades Parkway and Glades Circle, and that crossing at the Publix entrance is prohibited.
Programs
The school’s website has pages for its Biliterate Program, Cambridge International Education, advanced reading programs, middle school electives, athletics, and the National Elementary and Junior Honor Societies.
More on Weston schools
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Weston
- Our Weston schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
How do you get into Imagine Charter School at Weston?
By lottery. Each applicant gets a random number on a waitlist for the grade applied for, and the school contacts families when a seat opens, according to its enrollment page and lottery flyer.
What grades does Imagine Charter School at Weston serve?
Kindergarten through eighth grade, with 1,115 students on the district’s Aug. 21, 2026, count. The school also runs a pre-K program.
What is Imagine Charter School at Weston’s school grade?
An A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 84% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.
What time does Imagine Charter School at Weston start?
Arrival is 7:20 to 8 a.m., and no students may enter before 7:30 a.m., according to the school’s arrival and dismissal page. Dismissal is staggered from 2 p.m. for pre-K to 2:45 p.m. for grades 5 to 8.
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