HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1700 MONROE ST, in HOLLYWOOD, Florida, HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary campus that caters to 309 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under BROWARD. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 49% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 325 schools in BROWARD (243,591 students total), HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% White, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.1%; actual is 42.2%, a gap of -16.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Broward County put median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 70.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 452 (now 309). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 41% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.