OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school of tight-knit scale in DANIA BEACH, Florida, overseen by BROWARD, caters to 602 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 13% White, 4% 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, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 55.9%; OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 37.4%, -18.5 points below that line.

Around the school, 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%. OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 662 students in 2018 compared to 602 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.