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MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in POMPANO BEACH, Florida, part of BROWARD. The school educates 538 students in grades pre-K through 5.
MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that works with 243,591 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% multiracial. Compared to Broward County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.9%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Broward County indicate 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%. MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).
BROWARD CHILDREN'S CENTER NORTH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 56.9%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCNAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 15%, going from 635 students in 2018 to 538 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 51% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.
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