SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier primary school in SUNRISE, Florida, SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 574 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of BROWARD.

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

Looking at the student body, SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 37% Black, 15% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.0%; this one delivers 60.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Broward County) records that the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

The closest other public school is FRANKLIN ACADEMY SUNRISE, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 565 (now 574). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 27% to 41%.

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