HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 5900 SW 160TH AVE, in SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Florida, HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that caters to 608 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within BROWARD.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% White, 7% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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 noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.5%.

Around the school, Broward County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GREENTREE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 72.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. HAWKES BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 32% since 2018, when it stood at 888 (now 608). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 43% to 58%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.