LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary-level community in MARGATE, Florida, part of BROWARD. The school works with 684 students in grades pre-K through 5.

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that instructs 243,591 students overall.

In terms of who attends, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that Black students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder is composed of 29% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Broward County shows median household income runs about $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), LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALPHABET LAND-MARGATE, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 997 (now 684). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 18% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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