BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS

BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS is an intimate combined-grade school in MARGATE, Florida, operated by BROWARD. The school teaches 267 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS shows that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 37% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Broward County's rate of about 38%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.1%, the actual is 48.5%, a residual of -8.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Broward County reports that median household income runs about $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS is one.

The closest other public school is RISE ACADEMY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. As a public charter, BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. BROWARD MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 267). Over the same period, the White share declined from 19% to 8%.

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