DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in MIRAMAR, Florida, part of BROWARD, serveing 544 students in grades pre-K through 5.

DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that teaches 243,591 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 35% Black, 10% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.0%; this one delivers 72.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Broward County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 70.2%.

DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 773 (now 544). The Black share of enrollment edged up from 26% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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