NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE

Set in NORTH LAUDERDALE, Florida, NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE is an average-sized elementary school, part of BROWARD. It instructs 665 students across grades K through 5.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE reports that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.0%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of +2.6 points.

In the broader community, Broward County reports that median household income runs about $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE is one campus in the mix.

NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. As a public charter, NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 683 students in 2018 compared to 665 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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