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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000248
ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY
1501 NW 15TH AVE, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33069 · (754) 322-6950 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
323 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 38.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Schools most like ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY
ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY this school | 523 | 61.8% | 38.1% |
| LAURA C. SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 498 | 66.7% | 35.2% |
| FULFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH MIAMI BEACH | 498 | 60.4% | 51.4% |
| RIVERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 459 | 62.1% | 47.2% |
| BROADVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LAUDERDALE | 636 | 59.1% | 43.5% |
| CRESTHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 421 | 60.8% | 52.3% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,889 of 2,136 | #184 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,830 of 2,149 ▲ 38 | #182 of 191 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,985 of 2,149 ▼ 118 | #188 of 191 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #1,325 of 2,267 | #103 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,694 of 2,077 | #108 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #1,335 of 2,108 | #127 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #837 of 2,188 | #45 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #764 of 1,374 | #109 of 157 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
523
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 62% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 62% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 75% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 88% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 98% (595) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 97% (558) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 96% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 87% (465) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 39 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY.
About ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY
ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY is a public medium-sized elementary school in POMPANO BEACH, Florida. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 523 students enrolled.
In BROWARD, 325 schools enroll a combined 243,591 students.
At 51%, Black students outnumber all other groups at ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY combined. The remaining students are 49% Hispanic. Among people living in Broward County, the Black share is about 28%. ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY was 18.0:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 62%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Broward County is 38%.
allk12 grades ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY a D. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.2% for ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY. The school posts 38.1%, 12.1 points below the prediction.
Broward County census figures show that median household income is about $77,633, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 338 public schools operate in Broward County, serving about 244,502 students.
The next-closest public school is SANDERS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY at 7th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 533 in 2020-21 and 523 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.7:1 to 18.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- INNOVATION CHARTER SCHOOL1.6 mi · 406
- POMPANO BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,087
Frequently asked questions
About ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY?
ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY serve?
ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY have?
ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY?
ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 0% White, 49% Hispanic, 51% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY?
ROBERT C. MARKHAM ELEMENTARY is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.