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CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

19595 TAFT ST, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33029 · (754) 323-5000 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Florida public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools

Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
170 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K295%
Kindergarten6912%
Grade 17913%
Grade 27713%
Grade 312120%
Grade 410818%
Grade 511419%

This year's kindergarten class (69) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
10117%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
37763%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
8214%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
142%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
203%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31653%
Female
28147%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
73.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
76.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.7%76.9%
2023-2469.3%74.6%
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school59728.5%71.5%
CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALMETTO BAY
69628.3%78.8%
HOLA! ELEMENTARY @ MSA
PALMETTO
55129.0%46.1%
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD
64031.6%65.4%
ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
59334.9%70.0%
LEEWOOD K-8 CENTER
MIAMI
50624.3%71.6%
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Broward County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
71.5%#403 of 2,136#44 of 189
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
76.9%#382 of 2,149
▲ 8
#48 of 191
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.7%#319 of 2,149
▲ 56
#38 of 191
▲ 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
597#1,035 of 2,267#78 of 199
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.1:1#1,441 of 2,077#73 of 166
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.2%#1,121 of 2,108#102 of 181
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
28.5%#1,852 of 2,188#151 of 190
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.5%#264 of 1,374#49 of 157
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
597
-237 (-28%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 1,437
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255973517.1:128% (170)
2023-246423518.3:135% (224)
2022-237394217.6:138% (283)
2020-218344717.7:133% (276)
2017-188244817.2:143% (356)
2015-167734816.1:141% (317)
2010-119275616.6:128% (262)
2000-011,4376821.1:113% (189)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

In PEMBROKE PINES, Florida, part of Broward County, CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. Its enrollment is 597 students, spread over pre-K through 5.

CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BROWARD, where 325 schools serve 243,591 students.

More than half of the students at CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic (63%). The remaining shares are 17% White, 14% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Broward County's population at about 33%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 55%.

CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is similar, at 17.5:1. The school has 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Broward County is 38%.

On the allk12 Grade, CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Florida public elementary schools.

CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (71.5%) and its predicted rate (66.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.

For the population of Broward County, median household income comes to about $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Broward County's 338 public schools enroll about 244,502 students and include CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About 1.0 miles separate CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SOUTH CAMPUS. The five-mile area around CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 834 to 597, a 28% decrease.

On allk12, people connected to CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Broward County at a glance

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Population
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students

Quick facts

School name
CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BROWARD
Address
19595 TAFT ST, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33029
Phone
(754) 323-5000
County
Broward County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
597
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
170 (28%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120018002979
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 17% White, 63% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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