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How has GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,030
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018004038
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL
16700 SW 48TH CT, MIRAMAR, FL 33027 · (754) 323-4600 · Broward County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,030 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
432 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 295 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 337 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 398 | 39% |
Student demographics
67%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
66.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
64.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 59.2% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,030 | 41.9% | 63.9% |
| CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 1,353 | 36.7% | 83.8% |
| PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 999 | 46.2% | 44.6% |
| SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 805 | 47.0% | 33.4% |
| GOTHA MIDDLE WINDERMERE | 988 | 36.8% | 56.5% |
| OCOEE MIDDLE OCOEE | 1,155 | 48.5% | 48.4% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #159 of 560 | #17 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #209 of 560 ▲ 17 | #20 of 47 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #124 of 560 no change | #12 of 47 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,030 | #130 of 584 | #17 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #201 of 547 | #5 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #118 of 553 | #7 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #394 of 565 | #27 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #93 of 379 | #13 of 34 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,030
-322 (-24%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 1,816
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 1,030 | 55.8 | 18.5:1 | 42% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 1,123 | 64.8 | 17.3:1 | 43% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 1,163 | 59.9 | 19.4:1 | 53% (617) |
| 2020-21 | 1,352 | 71 | 19.0:1 | 46% (625) |
| 2017-18 | 1,350 | 75 | 18.0:1 | 54% (724) |
| 2015-16 | 1,299 | 70 | 18.6:1 | 47% (613) |
| 2010-11 | 1,816 | 86 | 21.1:1 | 36% (658) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located in MIRAMAR, Florida, GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It teaches 1,030 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Florida have about 794 students on average; enrollment here is 30% higher.
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL falls under BROWARD, which has 325 schools enrolling 243,591 students.
The biggest share of students at GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL, 40%, is Black. The rest of enrollment is 40% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Broward County's population at about 28%. The diversity index for GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 42% of students at GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
The model predicts 60.1% for a school in Florida with GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 63.9%.
Broward County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $77,633 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 338, with about 244,502 students.
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 63.9% is below the 71.3% average for nearby schools.
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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
- HENRY D PERRY EDUCATION CENTERCombined · 1,014 students
- NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 965 students
- SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 878 students
- SUNSET LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 657 students
Other Glades Middle schools
One other US public school is named Glades Middle. GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 533 students
Nearby schools
- EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,973
- DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 544
- SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 327
- CORAL COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 417
- SILVER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 339
- SUNSET LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,030 students in grades 06-08.
Is GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 8% White, 40% Hispanic, 40% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
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