FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized junior high in CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, one of the schools within BROWARD. The school teaches 1,037 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 31% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

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

On the student-mix side, FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 33% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Broward County shows median household income runs about $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PARK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,381 (now 1,037). White enrollment moved from 23% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

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