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Enrollment
883
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000197
PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
3600 NW 5TH CT, LAUDERHILL, FL 33311 · (754) 322-4000 · Broward County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL883 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
566 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BROWARD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
883
-666 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.0:1
% White
3%
was 6%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
84%
was 84%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a medium-sized middle school in LAUDERHILL, Florida, PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL works with 883 students from grades 4 through 8, operated by BROWARD.
Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (84%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
With demographic context factored in, PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.6%.
In the area at large, census data for Broward County shows median household earnings sit near $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).
BROWARD ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.1%.
PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 43%, going from 1,549 students in 2018 to 883 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- 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 LAUDERHILL
- PIPER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,201 students
- LAUDERHILL 6-12High · 716 students
- ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- CASTLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 548 students
- LARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
- DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMYElementary · 385 students
Nearby schools
- BROWARD ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 220
- PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 550
- DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY0.6 mi · 385
- WINGATE OAKS CENTER0.9 mi · 90
- LARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 399
- EAGLES NEST CHARTER ACADEMY1.2 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 883 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 04-08.
How many teachers does PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 11% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.