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Enrollment
1,141
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000161
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1750 NE 14TH ST, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304 · (754) 322-4700 · Broward County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,141 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
529 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 331 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 378 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 432 | 38% |
Student demographics
66%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 51.8% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,141 | 46.4% | 58.5% |
| WOLF LAKE MIDDLE APOPKA | 1,146 | 43.2% | 60.8% |
| POMPANO BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 1,087 | 51.0% | 53.0% |
| DEERFIELD BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL DEERFIELD BEACH | 1,132 | 51.1% | 46.0% |
| PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET TAMPA | 849 | 43.1% | 60.1% |
| OCOEE MIDDLE OCOEE | 1,155 | 48.5% | 48.4% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #210 of 560 | #23 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #261 of 560 ▲ 45 | #23 of 47 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #174 of 560 ▲ 18 | #20 of 47 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,141 | #78 of 584 | #12 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #285 of 547 | #11 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #143 of 553 | #8 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #350 of 565 | #23 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #257 of 379 | #27 of 34 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,141
-107 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,444
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,141 | 59 | 19.3:1 | 46% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 1,238 | 60 | 20.6:1 | 54% (669) |
| 2022-23 | 1,242 | 63.5 | 19.6:1 | 64% (795) |
| 2020-21 | 1,248 | 64 | 19.5:1 | 60% (755) |
| 2017-18 | 1,249 | 69 | 18.1:1 | 74% (922) |
| 2015-16 | 1,248 | 79 | 15.8:1 | 71% (883) |
| 2010-11 | 1,124 | 71 | 15.8:1 | 72% (814) |
| 2000-01 | 1,433 | 68 | 21.1:1 | 66% (952) |
| 1990-91 | 1,444 | 65 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
The public middle school SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 1,141 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students.
BROWARD counts 243,591 students in its 325 schools, and SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
Black students are the largest group at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 48% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic, 19% White, and 3% multiracial. Broward County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Dividing enrollment by its 59 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.3:1. Middle schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 19.6:1. Eligible students account for 46% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.5%, compared with a predicted 57.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Broward County census figures show that median household income is about $77,633, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. A total of 338 public schools operate in Broward County, serving about 244,502 students.
Nearest public school: BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 64.8%; SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 58.5%, ranking 4th of 7.
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The number of students declined from 1,248 to 1,141 over 4 years.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in FORT LAUDERDALE
- FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,260 students
- DILLARD 6-12High · 1,998 students
- NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,566 students
- LAKEWOOD RANCH PREPARATORY ACADEMYCombined · 1,369 students
- STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,286 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TRADITIONElementary · 1,144 students
Other Sunrise Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sunrise Middle. SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLKEARNEY, NE · 536 students
- Sunrise Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 390 students
- Sunrise MiddleSan Jose, CA · 301 students
Nearby schools
- BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 294
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 530
- FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 2,260
- NORTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 266
- VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 609
- WILTON MANORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,141 students in grades 06-08.
Is SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 19% White, 27% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.