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Enrollment
693
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000202
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2300 SW 46TH AVE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33317 · (754) 323-6500 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Florida public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
386 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
38%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
44.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 44.6% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 693 | 55.7% | 41.5% |
| DR. EDWARD L. WHIGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CUTLER BAY | 731 | 53.4% | 58.9% |
| SADLER ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 705 | 57.0% | 37.1% |
| MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 728 | 55.8% | 41.2% |
| STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 572 | 53.1% | 63.0% |
| VILLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 784 | 58.4% | 48.0% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #1,745 of 2,136 | #173 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,685 of 2,149 ▼ 43 | #173 of 191 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,555 of 2,149 ▲ 217 | #157 of 191 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #725 of 2,267 | #54 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,399 of 2,077 | #65 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #1,710 of 2,108 | #151 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #1,052 of 2,188 | #67 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #1,240 of 1,374 | #145 of 157 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
693
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 693 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 56% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 64% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 82% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 81% (566) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 56 | 12.8:1 | 92% (660) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 57 | 12.6:1 | 91% (655) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 46 | 12.7:1 | 91% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 78% (488) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 24 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in Florida, located in FORT LAUDERDALE. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 693 students.
BROWARD, which runs MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 325 schools and 243,591 students.
By race and ethnicity, MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 77% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 14% Black and 7% White. Census figures show Broward County is about 33% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Florida average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 56% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Broward County averages 38%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is D. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 53.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Broward County, median household income is about $77,633, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Broward County number 338 and enroll about 244,502.
ANN STORCK CENTER INC. is located about 0.4 miles from MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 62.0% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
The federal government classifies MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 695 to 693. By 2024-25, the school had 16.9 students per teacher, compared with 15.4 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Other Meadowbrook Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Meadowbrook Elementary. MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 13.
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 791 students
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARYGOLDEN VALLEY, MN · 792 students
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARYGLADSTONE, MO · 529 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolNOVI, MI · 518 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolNorthbrook, IL · 497 students
Nearby schools
- ANN STORCK CENTER INC.0.4 mi · 19
- PINE RIDGE ALTERNATIVE CENTER0.8 mi · 39
- SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 2,303
- NEW LIFE CHARTER ACADEMY1.1 mi · 110
- STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 572
- PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 693 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 7% White, 77% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.