GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL

GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an average-sized middle-grades school in MIRAMAR, Florida, part of BROWARD. Current enrollment sits at 1,030 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

BROWARD runs 325 schools in total, collectively educating 243,591 students. GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 40% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Broward County put median household earnings sit near $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 71.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 24%, going from 1,350 students in 2018 to 1,030 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 35% to 40% across the same window.

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