COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of small scale in DANIA BEACH, Florida, overseen by BROWARD, enrolling 252 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 58% below that benchmark.

COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that enrolls 243,591 students overall.

On demographics, COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 70% of students at COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 43.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Broward County shows median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MARY M BETHUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 34% since 2018, when it stood at 381 (now 252). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 72% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.