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Alumni: what's one memory from HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000148
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3501 TAFT ST, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33021 · (754) 323-6200 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
202 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
71.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% | 68.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 640 | 31.6% | 65.4% |
| TILDENVILLE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 738 | 29.0% | 68.8% |
| VIRGINIA A BOONE-HIGHLAND OAKS SCHOOL MIAMI | 586 | 33.6% | 70.5% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 679 | 33.3% | 75.0% |
| SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLERMONT | 853 | 33.9% | 50.3% |
| LAKEMONT ELEMENTARY WINTER PARK | 629 | 35.5% | 61.8% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #631 of 2,136 | #61 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #577 of 2,149 ▲ 35 | #62 of 191 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #528 of 2,149 ▲ 68 | #62 of 191 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #893 of 2,267 | #68 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,689 of 2,077 | #104 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #640 of 2,108 | #43 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #1,786 of 2,188 | #142 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #413 of 1,374 | #63 of 157 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
640
-108 (-14%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 640 | 35.5 | 18.0:1 | 32% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 39% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 42.5 | 16.5:1 | 51% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 46% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 54% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 50% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 40% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 39 | 21.4:1 | 32% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 28 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 3501 TAFT ST in HOLLYWOOD, Florida, HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 640 students in pre-K through 5.
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 325 schools run by BROWARD, which serves 243,591 students.
By race and ethnicity, HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 50% Hispanic. It is also 29% White, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Broward County is roughly 33% Hispanic. By the diversity index, HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 64%.
Teacher staffing is 35.5 full-time equivalents, or about 18.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. About 32% of students, or 202, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 65.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Broward County, median household income is about $77,633, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County, which together enroll about 244,502 students.
Nearby, BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF BROWARD K-8 is about 0.7 miles away. HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 65.4% compares with 52.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 748 in 2020-21 and 640 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 18.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in HOLLYWOOD
- SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,358 students
- MCARTHUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,143 students
- HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCEElementary · 1,140 students
- AVANT GARDE ACADEMY OF BROWARDHigh · 1,122 students
Nearby schools
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF BROWARD K-80.7 mi · 140
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF HOLLYWOOD HILLS0.7 mi · 350
- SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 378
- OAKRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 411
- SHERIDAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE1.2 mi · 543
- PARAGON ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY1.3 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-05.
Is HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 29% White, 50% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.