NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY

NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in DAVIE, Florida, overseen by BROWARD, with 731 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY logs that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Broward County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.5%; this one delivers 61.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Broward County shows median household income runs about $77,633, 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), NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SOMERSET ACADEMY DAVIE CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 67.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY has contracted 5%, going from 766 students in 2018 to 731 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 55% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.