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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000187
CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1000 NW 31ST AVE, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33069 · (754) 322-6250 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
295 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
48.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 55.5% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 420 | 70.2% | 56.7% |
| EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 371 | 69.3% | 54.3% |
| TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 491 | 68.8% | 43.4% |
| ORLO VISTA ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 458 | 66.2% | 45.9% |
| CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 470 | 73.4% | 46.6% |
| TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY MIAMI | 382 | 65.7% | 45.5% |
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 CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #1,018 of 2,136 | #99 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #620 of 2,149 ▲ 515 | #66 of 191 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,363 of 2,149 ▲ 553 | #137 of 191 ▲ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #1,711 of 2,267 | #137 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #1,938 of 2,077 | #149 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #1,232 of 2,108 | #113 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #446 of 2,188 | #21 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #448 of 1,374 | #68 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 2024-25Enrollment
420
-66 (-14%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 420 | 21 | 20.0:1 | 70% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 73% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 85% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 85% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 95% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 97% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 94% (593) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 91% (529) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in POMPANO BEACH, Florida. The student body numbers 420 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 30% smaller than that.
BROWARD has 325 schools and 243,591 students, and CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At 57%, Black students outnumber all other groups at CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. After that, the student body is 37% Hispanic and 4% White. Among all residents of Broward County, the Black share is about 28%. By the diversity index, CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 53%.
The school reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 70%. Among public schools in Broward County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
allk12 grades CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Florida, CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.7% actual against a predicted 46.0%.
Federal survey data for Broward County show that median household income is about $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 338 public schools in Broward County.
The shortest distance from CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to CROSS CREEK SCHOOL. The five-mile area around CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.0%, lower than CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 56.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 486 students to 420. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.4:1 in 2020-21 to 20.0:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- CROSS CREEK SCHOOL0.1 mi · 72
- ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 523
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- BROWARD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.3 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 4% White, 37% Hispanic, 57% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CHARLES DREW 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.