PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary campus in PLANTATION, Florida, part of BROWARD. The school teaches 550 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 325 schools in BROWARD (243,591 students total), PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 87% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Broward County) reports that median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 550).

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.