FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES

As a heavily attended K-5 school in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida, FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES enrolls 1,367 students from grades K through 8, overseen by BROWARD. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 126% bigger than typical.

FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that caters to 243,591 students overall.

Looking at the student body, FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest breaks down as 15% Black, 11% White, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES logs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. 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, FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 62.4%; FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES posts 76.8%, +14.3 points above that line.

Around the school, Broward County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SOUTH CAMPUS, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 75.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. As a public charter, FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,394 (now 1,367). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 59% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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