THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 800 NW 13TH ST, in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary campus that works with 288 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within BROWARD. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 52% below that benchmark.

BROWARD runs 325 schools in total, collectively educating 243,591 students. THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 84% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 65% of students at THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Broward County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Broward County) records that the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SANDRA MARIE CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 50.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 37% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 288). Black enrollment moved from 92% to 84% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.