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SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit primary school in MIRAMAR, Florida, operated by BROWARD. The school caters to 327 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.
BROWARD comprises 325 schools with combined enrollment of 243,591 students; SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.5%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Broward County) reports that median household earnings sit near $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 SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: SUNSET LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.4%.
SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.
Over the past 7-year window. SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 327). The White share of enrollment fell from 18% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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