SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of tight-knit scale in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida, overseen by BROWARD, caters to 450 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

BROWARD comprises 325 schools with combined enrollment of 243,591 students; SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 17% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY 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 70.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Broward County) logs that median household income runs about $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 628 students in 2018 compared to 450 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 49% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the SILVER PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.