SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in MIRAMAR, Florida, run under BROWARD. The school enrolls 878 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 45% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 24% Hispanic, 6% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 51% 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.

After controlling for student poverty, SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.7%, the actual is 59.3%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Across the wider county, Broward County reports that median household income runs about $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. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

SOMERSET PREPARATORY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 890 (now 878). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 73% to 67%. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

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