James S. Hunt Elementary, 7800 NW 35th Court: pre-K to grade 5, 413 students on the Aug. 21 district count and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ zone map for Hunt, attendance boundaries, Tenth Day Enrollment Count and Redefining Our Schools 2026-27 data report (PDF), the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.
James S. Hunt Elementary is a Broward County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K through grade 5 on Northwest 35th Court in eastern Coral Springs. Its whole attendance zone lies inside Coral Springs city limits, according to the district’s boundary maps.
Who to call
- Front office: 754-322-6500, 7800 NW 35th Court, Coral Springs, FL 33065
- School website: hunt.browardschools.com
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s Register My Child page; district main line 754-321-0000
- Zone questions: boundaries@browardschools.com
- Bus concerns: district Student Transportation & Fleet Services, 754-321-4400
| Address | 7800 NW 35th Court, Coral Springs, FL 33065 |
| Phone | 754-322-6500 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| District | Broward County Public Schools |
| State school number | 1971 |
Principal
Principal Carla D. Hart, according to the school’s Meet the Administrators page.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 413 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, including 19 in pre-K. That is 15 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
- Building use: the district’s Redefining Our Schools data report counts 419 students in a building with permanent space for 841, or 49.8% full.
- Federal count: 511 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F. An elementary school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains in English and math, and on science results. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (64% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | B |
| 2023-24 | C |
From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 58%
- Math: 67%
- Science: 67%
- Third graders in English language arts: 54%
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 Hunt zone map (PDF). Comparing the district’s attendance boundaries, the whole Hunt zone goes on to Forest Glen Middle and Coral Springs High.
Proposed change. Under the district’s 2026-27 Redefining Our Schools proposals, Forest Glen Middle would be repurposed and Coral Park, Forest Hills, James S. Hunt and Park Springs elementaries would add grade 6, with seventh and eighth graders moving to Coral Springs High. The School Board’s Oct. 6 workshop also weighed other options for Forest Glen. Nothing has been decided; the final vote is set for Tuesday, Dec. 15. See our Forest Glen Middle page.
Calendar
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar synopsis (PDF):
- Friday, Oct. 9: early release
- 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
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
Neither the school nor the district publishes Hunt’s bell times online.
Programs
The school’s specialized programs page lists a student-run morning broadcast, a chorus club for grades 2 to 5, safety patrol, speech and debate, a chess club and the 5000 Role Models of Excellence mentoring program.
More on Coral Springs schools
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Coral Springs
- Our Coral Springs schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does James S. Hunt Elementary serve?
Pre-K through grade 5. It is a Broward County Public Schools elementary school at 7800 NW 35th Court in Coral Springs.
What is James S. Hunt Elementary’s school grade?
Hunt earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 64% of possible points, up from a B in 2025 and a C in 2024.
Which middle and high school does James S. Hunt Elementary feed into?
Forest Glen Middle and Coral Springs High, according to the district’s attendance boundaries.
Could James S. Hunt Elementary add sixth grade?
It is proposed. Under the district’s plan to repurpose Forest Glen Middle, Hunt would add grade 6. The School Board votes Dec. 15, 2026.
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