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MIRAMAR 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 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small primary school in MIRAMAR, Florida, one of the schools within BROWARD, caters to 380 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 604.
BROWARD comprises 325 schools with combined enrollment of 243,591 students; MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that Black students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 58% of students at MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 58.4%.
Around the school, 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), MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HENRY D PERRY EDUCATION CENTER, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.2%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 43%, going from 664 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.
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