SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 18300 SHERIDAN ST, in SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Florida, SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized junior high that educates 1,187 students (grades 6 through 8), run under BROWARD. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 49% above that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% White, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Broward County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.7%; this one delivers 67.8%.

Around the school, 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 SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 75.0%.

SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 1,523 students in 2018 compared to 1,187 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 31% to 17%. Class-load math has grew: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.

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