CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one of the one-room-style elementary-level communitys in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, operated by BROWARD, with 164 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE reports that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.6%; this one delivers 49.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Broward County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one.

The closest other public school is HARBORDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.1%.

CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE operates from a metropolitan location. CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 47%: 308 students in 2018 compared to 164 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 59% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 in 2025.

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