GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH

As a high-enrollment primary school in HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH enrolls 1,227 students from grades K through 8, operated by BROWARD. Enrollment runs roughly 103% larger than the state mean of about 604.

Across the 325 schools in BROWARD (243,591 students total), GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH lists that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Black, 14% White. 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 currently runs with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Broward County put median household earnings sit near $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

The closest other public school is GULFSTREAM EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 57.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 1,574 students in 2018 compared to 1,227 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 38% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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