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What's one thing NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,294
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000236
NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL
3602 COLLEGE AVE, DAVIE, FL 33314 · (754) 323-3700 · Broward County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,294 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
532 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 461 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 453 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 380 | 29% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
71.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 71.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 65.4% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL
NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,294 | 41.1% | 64.9% |
| SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 1,141 | 46.4% | 58.5% |
| MARGATE MIDDLE SCHOOL MARGATE | 927 | 49.6% | 45.7% |
| FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 1,037 | 37.3% | 58.5% |
| NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 965 | 50.5% | 46.6% |
| WESTPINE MIDDLE SCHOOL SUNRISE | 730 | 38.5% | 52.7% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #148 of 560 | #13 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #137 of 560 ▲ 26 | #10 of 47 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #122 of 560 ▲ 55 | #11 of 47 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,294 | #35 of 584 | #9 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #431 of 547 | #22 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #333 of 553 | #32 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #400 of 565 | #28 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #368 of 379 | #34 of 34 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,294
-33 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,506
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,294 | 61 | 21.2:1 | 41% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 1,316 | 61 | 21.6:1 | 47% (619) |
| 2022-23 | 1,284 | 61 | 21.1:1 | 68% (871) |
| 2020-21 | 1,327 | 61 | 21.8:1 | 64% (846) |
| 2017-18 | 1,300 | 74 | 17.6:1 | 68% (885) |
| 2015-16 | 1,278 | 73 | 17.5:1 | 63% (810) |
| 2010-11 | 1,277 | 74 | 17.3:1 | 53% (673) |
| 2000-01 | 1,537 | 67 | 22.9:1 | 29% (442) |
| 1990-91 | 1,506 | 66 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Federal records list NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL as a middle school in DAVIE, Florida. It had 1,294 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Florida average about 794 students, which makes this school 63% above average.
The district, BROWARD, has 243,591 students enrolled across 325 schools.
More than half of enrollment at NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL is Black: 64%. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Broward County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 54%.
Classroom staffing at NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 41% of students (532) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Broward County is close, at 38%.
NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.9% and a predicted 60.6%.
In Broward County, home to about 1,977,129 people, median household income comes to about $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 338 public schools in the county, enrolling about 244,502, NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
NOVA HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,294, close to the 1,327 recorded in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in DAVIE
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- NOVA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,420 students
- INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,833 students
- FOX TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,099 students
- SILVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 849 students
- NOVA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ELEMElementary · 747 students
Nearby schools
- NOVA HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 2,420
- COLLEGE ACADEMY AT BROWARD COLLEGE0.2 mi · 487
- NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 731
- NOVA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ELEM0.3 mi · 747
- DAVIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 613
- SOMERSET ACADEMY DAVIE CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,294 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 8% White, 21% Hispanic, 64% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
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