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NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

101 NW 15TH AVE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33311 · (754) 322-7350 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
  • A-Beats 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

Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
318 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K143%
Kindergarten6416%
Grade 15113%
Grade 26215%
Grade 36215%
Grade 47418%
Grade 57619%

This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
92%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
4812%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
33683%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
20451%
Female
19949%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
43.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
63.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 2 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.8%63.7%
2023-2436.5%61.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school40378.9%50.3%
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI
39579.2%41.1%
PINEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE
45779.2%46.4%
ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
35480.8%41.8%
CHARLES R DREW K-8 CENTER
MIAMI
46178.5%40.1%
ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
34276.9%46.5%
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 NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Broward County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.3%#1,322 of 2,136#127 of 189
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.7%#933 of 2,149
▼ 57
#100 of 191
▼ 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.8%#1,614 of 2,149
▲ 169
#164 of 191
▲ 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
403#1,761 of 2,267#147 of 199
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.1:1#1,947 of 2,077#150 of 166
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.0%#1,859 of 2,108#163 of 181
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
78.9%#175 of 2,188#12 of 190
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.0%#793 of 1,374#111 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 2024-25
Enrollment
403
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254032020.1:179% (318)
2023-244132119.7:184% (348)
2022-233582216.3:193% (334)
2020-214162318.1:191% (379)
2017-184632617.8:198% (454)
2015-165043414.8:198% (493)
2010-114173312.6:199% (411)
2000-016444514.3:193% (602)
1990-917144017.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A low-enrollment elementary school in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BROWARD. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 403 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.

NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in BROWARD. The district has 325 schools and 243,591 students.

About 83% of the student body at NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 2% White. In Broward County overall, about 28% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.1 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 20.1:1 here. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Broward County report 38%.

The allk12 Grade for NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B-. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

In Florida, NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.3% actual against a predicted 41.6%.

Broward County has about 1,977,129 residents, and the median household income is $77,633, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Broward County has 337 other public schools.

Nearest public school: BROWARD DETENTION CENTER, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 44.9% on proficiency, and NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 50.3%.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment at NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL dropped 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 416 to 403 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 18.1:1 to 20.1:1.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Broward County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BROWARD
Address
101 NW 15TH AVE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33311
Phone
(754) 322-7350
County
Broward County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
403
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
20.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
318 (79%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
120018000228
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BROWARD
Other schools in FORT LAUDERDALE
Other North Fork Elementary schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named North Fork Elementary. NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 12% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
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