SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in MIRAMAR, Florida, SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a cozy primary school, part of BROWARD. It instructs 426 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 29% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 325 schools in BROWARD (243,591 students total), SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that Black students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder reads as 31% Hispanic, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 49.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Broward County) logs that median household income runs about $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.2%.

SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 30% since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 426). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 24% to 31% over that span.

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