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.