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GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 141 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (156).
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 36.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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%.
Schools most like GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH this school | 1,227 | 47.8% | 44.2% |
| BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF RIVERVIEW RIVERVIEW | 1,169 | 47.3% | 37.4% |
| DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER NORTH MIAMI | 1,246 | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 1,179 | 54.4% | 37.3% |
| QUIET WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEERFIELD BEACH | 1,072 | 42.7% | 50.8% |
| BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY KISSIMMEE | 1,108 | 47.9% | 52.9% |
Where GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #1,633 of 2,136 | #160 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,815 of 2,149 ▲ 105 | #181 of 191 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,500 of 2,149 ▲ 60 | #152 of 191 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,227 | #78 of 2,267 | #7 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,858 of 2,077 | #134 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #865 of 2,108 | #69 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #1,364 of 2,188 | #100 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #414 of 1,374 | #64 of 157 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,227 | 64 | 19.2:1 | 48% (586) |
| 2023-24 | 1,226 | 71 | 17.3:1 | 57% (698) |
| 2022-23 | 1,317 | 82 | 16.1:1 | 73% (961) |
| 2020-21 | 1,390 | 83 | 16.8:1 | 78% (1,083) |
| 2017-18 | 1,574 | 109 | 14.4:1 | 91% (1,432) |
| 2015-16 | 1,066 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 91% (975) |
| 2010-11 | 1,130 | 70 | 16.1:1 | 92% (1,034) |
| 2000-01 | 1,077 | 53 | 20.3:1 | 83% (896) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 34 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
About GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH is classified as an elementary school. It is located in HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida. Enrolled students number 1,227 students, in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 103% higher than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
BROWARD is made up of 325 schools with 243,591 students in all.
Roughly 54% of students at GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 30% Black and 14% White. Among people living in Broward County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH operates with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 19.2:1 here. GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH reports 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 38% average for public schools in Broward County is 10 points lower.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH is -13.1 points: 44.2% actual, 57.2% predicted.
Among Broward County residents, the median household income is $77,633, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, Broward County has 337 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is GULFSTREAM EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, about 0.7 miles away. GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.2% against a local average of 57.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,227 students in 2024-25, 163 fewer than the 1,390 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.8:1 to 19.2:1.
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