FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a tight-knit elementary campus in MIRAMAR, Florida, FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 452 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under BROWARD. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 325 schools in BROWARD (243,591 students total), FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (83%) are Black; the rest looks like 13% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 46.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Broward County) records that median household income runs about $77,633, 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), FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 36%: 710 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.