SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL

SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, operated by BROWARD. Current enrollment sits at 1,141 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

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

Looking at the student body, SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.9%, the actual is 58.5%, a residual of +0.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Broward County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 9%, going from 1,249 students in 2018 to 1,141 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.