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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000227
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7737 LASALLE BLVD, MIRAMAR, FL 33023 · (754) 323-7700 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
248 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
52%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
52.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 426 | 58.2% | 49.8% |
| MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 380 | 57.9% | 58.4% |
| PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 471 | 56.5% | 63.8% |
| BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 427 | 55.0% | 55.2% |
| JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 482 | 60.6% | 50.7% |
| POMPANO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POMPANO BEACH | 462 | 62.1% | 47.9% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,337 of 2,136 | #130 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,187 of 2,149 ▲ 120 | #124 of 191 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,201 of 2,149 ▲ 359 | #121 of 191 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #1,693 of 2,267 | #133 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,278 of 2,077 | #45 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #1,284 of 2,108 | #120 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #976 of 2,188 | #62 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #185 of 1,374 | #35 of 157 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
426
-83 (-16%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 939
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 426 | 25.8 | 16.5:1 | 58% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 62% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 80% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 78% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 90% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 86% (543) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 81% (654) |
| 2000-01 | 1,045 | 52 | 20.1:1 | 58% (607) |
| 1990-91 | 939 | 45 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in MIRAMAR, Florida. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 426 students. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
BROWARD is made up of 325 schools with 243,591 students in all.
Black students are 62% of those enrolled at SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Next come 31% Hispanic and 3% White. That compares with about 28% Black among all Broward County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 16.5 students per teacher, from 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 0.9 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 58% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Broward County is 38%.
In Florida, SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.8% actual against a predicted 52.0%.
Broward County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $77,633, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Broward County's 338 public schools enroll about 244,502 students and include SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 426 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 509. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.6:1 to 16.5:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 MIRAMAR
- EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,973 students
- MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,950 students
- GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,030 students
- HENRY D PERRY EDUCATION CENTERCombined · 1,014 students
- NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 965 students
- SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 878 students
Other Sunshine Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sunshine Elementary. SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLEHIGH ACRES, FL · 1,456 students
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 1,015 students
- SUNSHINE ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 353 students
- Sunshine Elementary SchoolBostic, NC · 217 students
Nearby schools
- FAIRWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 452
- HENRY D PERRY EDUCATION CENTER0.8 mi · 1,014
- MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 380
- ANNABEL C. PERRY PK-81.0 mi · 562
- BROWARD YOUTH TREATMENT CENTER1.2 mi · 38
- WHISPERING PINES EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION CENTER1.2 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 31% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.