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COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1050 NW 2ND ST, DANIA BEACH, FL 33004 · (754) 323-5150 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Florida public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
176 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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-K83%
Kindergarten3815%
Grade 12711%
Grade 23915%
Grade 34819%
Grade 44719%
Grade 54518%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).

Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
2510%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
6727%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
14859%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
104%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
13654%
Female
11646%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
42.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 down about 1 points.

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

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.2%47.2%
2023-2438.5%48.4%
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% 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 COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school25269.8%43.8%
KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
CLEARWATER
27772.9%70.6%
BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL SOUTH BROWARD
MIAMI
29573.2%61.1%
HYDE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
27270.2%30.9%
TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET
TAMPA
23473.1%44.2%
BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG
23773.0%54.2%
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 COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Broward County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.8%#1,649 of 2,136#162 of 189
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.2%#1,682 of 2,149
▼ 216
#172 of 191
▼ 24
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.2%#1,689 of 2,149
▲ 23
#172 of 191
▼ 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
252#2,057 of 2,267#177 of 199
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.0:1#1,685 of 2,077#103 of 166
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.3%#1,022 of 2,108#86 of 181
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.8%#467 of 2,188#23 of 190
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.9%#122 of 1,374#19 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
252
-82 (-25%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252521418.0:170% (176)
2023-2425417.514.5:174% (189)
2022-233071916.2:189% (272)
2020-213342413.9:187% (291)
2017-183812714.1:193% (356)
2015-163142313.7:193% (291)
2010-113472812.4:193% (324)
2000-012951816.4:193% (275)
1990-912981915.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Federal records list COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in DANIA BEACH, Florida. Total enrollment is 252 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.

The district, BROWARD, has 243,591 students enrolled across 325 schools.

Of every 100 students at COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 59 are Black. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 10% White, and 4% multiracial. Broward County's residents are about 28% Black, 31 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 57%.

COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 18.0 students per teacher, from 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 70% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 38% average for public schools in Broward County.

COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Florida public elementary schools.

Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.2%. COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 43.8%.

American Community Survey estimates for Broward County show that median household income comes to about $77,633, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Broward County counts 338 public schools with about 244,502 students.

MARY M BETHUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.

The NCES locale for COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 252, from 334 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 13.9:1 to 18.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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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
COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BROWARD
Address
1050 NW 2ND ST, DANIA BEACH, FL 33004
Phone
(754) 323-5150
County
Broward County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
252
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
18.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
176 (70%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120018000165
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BROWARD
Other schools in DANIA BEACH
Other Collins Elementary schools

8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Collins Elementary. COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 9th largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 252 students in grades PK-05.
Is COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.0:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 10% White, 27% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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