STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in HOLLYWOOD, Florida, STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 524 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by BROWARD.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% White, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Native American. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Broward County put the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HOLLYWOOD HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 608 students in 2018 compared to 524 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 48% to 56%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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