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JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, overseen by BROWARD. Current enrollment sits at 482 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 20% below typical.
BROWARD runs 325 schools in total, collectively educating 243,591 students. JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment; the rest reads as 33% Hispanic, 4% White. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Broward County's rate of about 38%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 50.7%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Broward County) shows that median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: CORAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 61.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 482). Black enrollment moved from 50% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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