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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000246
FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7850 FAIRWAY BLVD, MIRAMAR, FL 33023 · (754) 323-5650 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
272 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
30%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
48.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
56.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 49.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 452 | 60.2% | 46.8% |
| POINCIANA STEM ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 430 | 62.8% | 57.5% |
| NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 443 | 63.7% | 56.2% |
| LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 565 | 58.6% | 44.3% |
| SOMERSET NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 467 | 63.4% | 62.5% |
| PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANTATION | 550 | 59.3% | 58.3% |
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 FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,492 of 2,136 | #146 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #1,278 of 2,149 ▲ 149 | #137 of 191 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,397 of 2,149 ▲ 213 | #139 of 191 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #1,600 of 2,267 | #126 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,349 of 2,077 | #54 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #1,839 of 2,108 | #160 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #902 of 2,188 | #51 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.3% | #91 of 1,374 | #13 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 2024-25Enrollment
452
-159 (-26%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 60% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 71% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 84% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 83% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 91% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 90% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 912 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 82% (749) |
| 2000-01 | 973 | 47 | 20.7:1 | 62% (601) |
| 1990-91 | 927 | 42 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in Florida, with an address in MIRAMAR. The school reports 452 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 25% smaller than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
Enrollment across the 325 schools in BROWARD totals 243,591 students.
Federal enrollment data show FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 83% Black. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 55 points above the 28% share among Broward County residents. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligible students account for 60% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 38% for public schools in Broward County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 51.0% and the result is 46.8%.
Among Broward County residents, the median household income is $77,633, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Broward County has 337 other public schools.
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.7 miles from FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 26% enrollment decrease, from 611 in 2020-21 to 452 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.9:1 to 16.7:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 MIRAMAR
- EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,973 students
- MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,950 students
- GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,030 students
- HENRY D PERRY EDUCATION CENTERCombined · 1,014 students
- NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 965 students
- SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 878 students
Other Fairway Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fairway Elementary. FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- FAIRWAY ELEM.WILDWOOD, MO · 346 students
Nearby schools
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 426
- ROBERT RENICK EDUCATIONAL CENTER0.8 mi · 47
- WHISPERING PINES EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION CENTER0.9 mi · 161
- HENRY D PERRY EDUCATION CENTER1.0 mi · 1,014
- ASPIRE PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.0 mi · 21
- NORTH COUNTY K-8 CENTER1.1 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 83% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.