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Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000257
SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5001 THOMAS ST, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33021 · (754) 323-7300 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
18.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
204 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
61%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
52.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
65.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 54.0% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 378 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| HOLLYWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 408 | 54.9% | 69.9% |
| DRIFTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 426 | 54.2% | 39.6% |
| SEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEFFNER | 437 | 55.6% | 39.3% |
| REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 431 | 59.4% | 46.1% |
| ACADEMIR PREPARATORY OF CHAMPIONSGATE MIAMI | 366 | 55.2% | 42.0% |
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 SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,133 of 2,136 | #108 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #834 of 2,149 ▲ 355 | #89 of 191 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,211 of 2,149 ▼ 88 | #122 of 191 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #1,821 of 2,267 | #156 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,824 of 2,077 | #128 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #805 of 2,108 | #64 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #1,135 of 2,188 | #78 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #298 of 1,374 | #52 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
378
-138 (-27%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 54% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 62% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 72% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 70% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 79% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 81% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 68% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 41 | 19.3:1 | 53% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 706 | 34 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in HOLLYWOOD, Florida. In all, 378 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 37% below the average for elementary schools in Florida.
The district, BROWARD, has 243,591 students enrolled across 325 schools.
The largest group at SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 56%. The remaining students are 22% Black, 14% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Broward County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. The diversity index for SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 1.4 students per teacher. Roughly 54% of students at SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 38% average for public schools in Broward County is 16 points lower.
SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Florida public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 54.1%. It scores 54.0%, within a point of that figure.
For Broward County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $77,633, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 338 public schools and about 244,502 students.
SHERIDAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 138 students, from 516 to 378. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.1:1 to 18.9:1.
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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 HOLLYWOOD
- SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,358 students
- MCARTHUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,143 students
- HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCEElementary · 1,140 students
- AVANT GARDE ACADEMY OF BROWARDHigh · 1,122 students
Other Sheridan Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sheridan Hills Elementary. SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARYRICHFIELD, MN · 406 students
Nearby schools
- SHERIDAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE0.2 mi · 543
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF BROWARD K-80.7 mi · 140
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF HOLLYWOOD HILLS0.7 mi · 350
- HOLLYWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 640
- STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 524
- HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,711
Frequently asked questions
About SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 14% White, 56% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.