GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized K-5 school in COOPER CITY, Florida, run under BROWARD, enrolls 556 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 41% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.0%; this one delivers 77.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Broward County put the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: FRANKLIN ACADEMY COOPER CITY, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 74.6%.

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 9%, going from 609 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 56% to 41%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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