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THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA

601 SW 172ND AVE, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33029 · (954) 499-4244 · Broward County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Florida public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
710
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,281 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
257 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10114%
Grade 111116%
Grade 211716%
Grade 312417%
Grade 412518%
Grade 513219%

This year's kindergarten class (101) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
15121%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
30142%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
19027%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
406%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
264%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
35951%
Female
35149%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
79.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
82.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2579.7%82.8%
2023-2480.7%82.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA

THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA this school71036.2%78.2%
ROYAL PALM BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROYAL PALM BEACH
64336.7%68.9%
WESTPOINTE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
68332.1%61.1%
ANDOVER ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
62938.8%67.8%
HAGEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH
74536.0%62.5%
SAWGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE
85830.1%71.4%
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 THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Broward County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
78.2%#219 of 2,136#24 of 189
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.8%#206 of 2,149
▼ 30
#25 of 191
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.7%#161 of 2,149
▼ 65
#22 of 191
▼ 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
710#680 of 2,267#51 of 199
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.2:1#1,733 of 2,077#114 of 166
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.9%#217 of 2,108#13 of 181
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.2%#1,677 of 2,188#128 of 190
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.6%#456 of 621#16 of 20
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 2024-25
Enrollment
710
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257103918.2:136% (257)
2023-247003917.9:141% (288)
2022-23699N/AN/A37% (262)
2020-216994017.5:140% (283)
2017-186795312.8:137% (252)
2015-166794913.9:123% (154)
2010-116575511.9:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA.

About THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA

Families in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida, are served by THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 710 students in 2024-25.

FSU LAB SCH runs THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA along with 1 other school, enrolling 2,561 students in total.

The biggest share of students at THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA, 42%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Black, 21% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Broward County overall, about 33% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.

Staffing at THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA comes to 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA counts 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Broward County is similar, at 38%.

Among Florida public elementary schools, THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA is +15.1 points, in the top 10% of Florida. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.2%, and the predicted rate is 63.0%.

For Broward County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $77,633, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 338 public schools in the county, enrolling about 244,502, THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA among them.

THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA's closest public school neighbor is PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 78.2% versus a 71.5% average.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA is one of the charter schools in Florida.

Federal data show 699 students in 2020-21 and 710 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

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Broward County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA
District
FSU LAB SCH
Address
601 SW 172ND AVE, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33029
Phone
(954) 499-4244
County
Broward County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
710
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
257 (36%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120201304147
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA
How large is THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA?
THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA enrolls approximately 710 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA serve?
THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA have?
THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA?
Student demographics at THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA are roughly 21% White, 42% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA in?
THE PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA is part of FSU LAB SCH.
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