MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in PLANTATION, Florida, operated by BROWARD. The school caters to 639 students in grades pre-K through 5.

MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that instructs 243,591 students overall.

In terms of who attends, MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.1%, the actual is 55.9%, a residual of -1.2 points.

In the area at large, census data for Broward County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT PLANTATION is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 688 (now 639). The Black share of enrollment expanded from 53% to 61% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.