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Alumni: what's one memory from MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
978
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018003819
MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
19200 MANATEE ISLES DR, WESTON, FL 33332 · (754) 323-6450 · Broward County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL978 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
117 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
81.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
86.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
978
-227 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.1:1
% White
24%
was 23%
% Hispanic
56%
was 59%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
11%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in WESTON, Florida, MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school, part of BROWARD. It instructs 978 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 62% larger than typical.
BROWARD comprises 325 schools with combined enrollment of 243,591 students; MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 24% White, 11% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Broward County's rate of about 38%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.2%, the actual is 81.3%, a residual of +6.1 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Broward County put the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 73.1%.
MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 19%, going from 1,205 students in 2018 to 978 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 WESTON
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- FALCON COVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 2,096 students
- TEQUESTA TRACE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,308 students
- GATOR RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,156 students
- EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,139 students
- IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WESTONElementary · 1,093 students
Nearby schools
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 4,579
- FALCON COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 2,096
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 823
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,262
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY F1.9 mi · 922
- TEQUESTA TRACE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,308
Frequently asked questions
About MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 978 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 24% White, 56% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MANATEE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MANATEE BAY 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.