NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a junior high of substantial scale in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, part of BROWARD, educateing 1,566 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 97% larger than typical.

BROWARD comprises 325 schools with combined enrollment of 243,591 students; NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder consists of 23% Black, 15% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 51.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Broward County reports that median household income runs about $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.4%.

NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,529 (now 1,566). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 48% to 58%. Class-load math has widened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

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