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Alumni: what's one memory from MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
580
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000177
MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
1602 S 27TH AVE, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020 · (754) 323-3400 · Broward County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
316 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 162 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 39% |
Student demographics
48%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
37.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 40.1% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 580 | 54.5% | 42.0% |
| PLANTATION MIDDLE SCHOOL PLANTATION | 538 | 56.3% | 46.1% |
| BAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL SUNRISE | 672 | 49.0% | 46.8% |
| LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL LAUDERDALE LAKES | 726 | 56.6% | 41.8% |
| ORANGE GROVE MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 497 | 56.1% | 50.2% |
| SILVER LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH LAUDERDALE | 729 | 59.4% | 40.6% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #441 of 560 | #44 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #458 of 560 ▼ 19 | #40 of 47 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #470 of 560 ▼ 3 | #45 of 47 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #444 of 584 | #37 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #397 of 547 | #16 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #402 of 553 | #37 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #242 of 565 | #11 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #76 of 379 | #9 of 34 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
580
-164 (-22%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 994
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 580 | 28 | 20.7:1 | 54% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 68% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 80% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 78% (584) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 81% (633) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 90% (746) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 88% (630) |
| 2000-01 | 1,763 | 78 | 22.6:1 | 68% (1,193) |
| 1990-91 | 994 | 56 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school found in HOLLYWOOD, Florida. It reports enrollment of 580 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 27% below the 794-student average for middle schools in Florida.
The 325 schools in BROWARD enroll 243,591 students altogether, MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
The share of Black students at MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 67%, a majority. It is also 28% Hispanic and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Broward County is roughly 28% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.7:1. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Of all students at MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL, 54% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points above the 38% average for public schools in Broward County.
MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of Florida public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 11.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.0%. Predicted: 53.9%.
The school's county is Broward County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $77,633 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Broward County number 338, with about 244,502 students.
HALLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.0% against a local average of 59.0%.
MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 580 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 744. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 20.7:1.
MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- HALLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,031
- COLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 578
- LANIER-JAMES EDUCATION CENTER0.4 mi · 131
- SOUTH BROWARD MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 169
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 288
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 06-08.
Is MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 20.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 28% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
MCNICOL MIDDLE 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.