HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 3501 TAFT ST, in HOLLYWOOD, Florida, HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized primary school that works with 640 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by BROWARD.

BROWARD comprises 325 schools with combined enrollment of 243,591 students; HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% White, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 65.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Broward County put the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF BROWARD K-8, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 821 students in 2018 compared to 640 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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