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What's something DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
955
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000208
DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
2751 N 70TH TER, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33024 · (754) 323-3100 · Broward County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL955 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Florida public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
451 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 277 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 334 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 344 | 36% |
Student demographics
59%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
55.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 34.7% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 955 | 47.2% | 47.4% |
| NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT CLOUD | 1,042 | 47.9% | 63.3% |
| MEADOW WOODS MIDDLE ORLANDO | 833 | 46.6% | 46.9% |
| EAST NAPLES MIDDLE SCHOOL NAPLES | 875 | 45.1% | 60.4% |
| SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 805 | 47.0% | 33.4% |
| APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 1,143 | 45.1% | 55.7% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #361 of 560 | #33 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #412 of 560 ▲ 78 | #35 of 47 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #263 of 560 ▲ 100 | #26 of 47 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 955 | #177 of 584 | #22 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #293 of 547 | #12 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #281 of 553 | #25 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #338 of 565 | #21 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #38 of 379 | #4 of 34 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
955
-393 (-29%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,015
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 955 | 49 | 19.5:1 | 47% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 1,048 | 55 | 19.1:1 | 54% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 1,136 | 60 | 18.9:1 | 71% (811) |
| 2020-21 | 1,348 | 70 | 19.3:1 | 72% (964) |
| 2017-18 | 1,416 | 79 | 17.9:1 | 82% (1,160) |
| 2015-16 | 1,427 | 82 | 17.4:1 | 77% (1,101) |
| 2010-11 | 1,554 | 90 | 17.3:1 | 67% (1,047) |
| 2000-01 | 1,631 | 78 | 20.9:1 | 52% (846) |
| 1990-91 | 1,015 | 54 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in HOLLYWOOD, Florida, and it is part of BROWARD. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 955 students. Middle schools in Florida have about 794 students on average; enrollment here is 20% higher.
DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to BROWARD, which has 325 schools and 243,591 students.
More than half of the students at DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic (59%). Other reported shares: 20% Black, 13% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 33% Hispanic among all Broward County residents. The diversity index for DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.5:1. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 19.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, 47% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 38% for public schools in Broward County.
DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of Florida public middle schools.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 57.5%. DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 47.4%.
The school's county is Broward County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $77,633, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Broward County's 338 public schools enroll about 244,502 students and include DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
DRIFTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,348 to 955, a 29% decline.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in HOLLYWOOD
- SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,358 students
- MCARTHUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,143 students
- HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCEElementary · 1,140 students
- AVANT GARDE ACADEMY OF BROWARDHigh · 1,122 students
Nearby schools
- DRIFTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 426
- SHERIDAN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 478
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BROWARD0.6 mi · 70
- THE QUEST CENTER0.8 mi · 109
- APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,143
- HOLLYWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 955 students in grades 06-08.
Is DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 19.5:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 13% White, 59% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
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