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Enrollment
1,014
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000263
SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
6200 SW 16TH ST, PLANTATION, FL 33317 · (754) 323-4200 · Broward County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,014 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
336 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
57.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,014
-173 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.3:1
% White
21%
was 33%
% Hispanic
34%
was 31%
% Black
38%
was 28%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in PLANTATION, Florida, SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL educates 1,014 students from grades 6 through 8, part of BROWARD. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 28% above typical.
Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 34% Hispanic, 21% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.6%; this one delivers 57.0%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Broward County shows median household income runs about $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.7%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 15%, going from 1,187 students in 2018 to 1,014 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 21% across the same window.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in PLANTATION
- SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,303 students
- PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,696 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT PLANTATIONElementary · 933 students
- CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 800 students
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 791 students
- MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 639 students
Nearby schools
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 791
- SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,303
- PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 492
- MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE1.2 mi · 596
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 693
- ANN STORCK CENTER INC.1.6 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,014 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 21% White, 34% Hispanic, 38% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.