DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 2751 N 70TH TER, in HOLLYWOOD, Florida, DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized 6-8 campus that teaches 955 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by BROWARD. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 20% larger than typical.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Black, 13% White, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 47% of students at DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Broward County indicate 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. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DRIFTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 33%: 1,416 students in 2018 compared to 955 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 50% to 59%. Class-load math has widened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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