Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018003303
SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2300 SW 173RD AVE, MIRAMAR, FL 33029 · (754) 323-7400 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
126 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
62%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
70.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 70.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 75.7% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 327 | 38.5% | 71.5% |
| SILVER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 339 | 34.2% | 60.5% |
| PINECREST PREPARATORY CHARTER ORLANDO | 296 | 39.2% | 81.1% |
| SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 450 | 33.1% | 70.6% |
| LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 500 | 37.0% | 74.9% |
| CORAL COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 417 | 30.9% | 72.1% |
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 SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #401 of 2,136 | #43 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #622 of 2,149 ▼ 257 | #67 of 191 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #425 of 2,149 ▼ 124 | #52 of 191 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #1,936 of 2,267 | #165 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #498 of 2,077 | #8 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #759 of 2,108 | #60 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #1,624 of 2,188 | #120 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #245 of 1,374 | #46 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
327
-48 (-13%) vs 2020
-78% since 2000-01, when it was 1,475
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 327 | 22.5 | 14.5:1 | 39% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 23.5 | 14.4:1 | 40% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 26.8 | 13.4:1 | 54% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 49% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 39 | 11.7:1 | 57% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 53% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 33% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 1,475 | 67 | 22.0:1 | 13% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school serving families in MIRAMAR, Florida. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 327 students. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 46% lower.
Federal data list 325 schools in BROWARD, with 243,591 students enrolled.
Hispanic students make up a majority at SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 51%. The remaining students are 33% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Broward County is about 33% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 14.5 students per teacher and 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 39%. That tracks the 38% average for public schools in Broward County.
The model predicts 61.9% for a school in Florida with SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 71.5%.
In the county around the school, Broward County, the median household income is $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 338 public schools in Broward County, enrolling about 244,502 students in all.
The closest public school to SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is SUNSET LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 48 fewer students in 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- SUNSET LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 657
- DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 544
- THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA1.0 mi · 710
- CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,353
- EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,973
- SILVER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 51% Hispanic, 33% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
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