CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida, run under BROWARD, caters to 597 students in grades pre-K through 5.

CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that instructs 243,591 students overall.

On demographics, CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 17% White, 14% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.9%; this one delivers 71.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Broward County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SOUTH CAMPUS, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 76.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 28%, going from 824 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 56% to 63%.

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