PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY

As a compact primary school in PLANTATION, Florida, PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY educates 492 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under BROWARD.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 23% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Broward County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.3%; this one delivers 64.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Broward County) records that the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

The closest other public school is SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 58.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 571 students in 2018 compared to 492 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 26% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.