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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018002043
GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5050 SW 116TH AVE, COOPER CITY, FL 33330 · (754) 323-5900 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
135 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
77.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 have held steady.
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
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
556
-53 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.7:1
% White
41%
was 56%
% Hispanic
45%
was 34%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
5%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 COOPER CITY
- COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,399 students
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,453 students
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY COOPER CITYElementary · 1,336 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT COOPER CITYElementary · 1,213 students
- EMBASSY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,156 students
- COOPER CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 742 students
Nearby schools
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY COOPER CITY1.4 mi · 1,336
- EMBASSY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,156
- COOPER CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 742
- COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 2,399
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT COOPER CITY2.1 mi · 1,213
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,453
Frequently asked questions
About GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 41% White, 45% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.