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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018002080
VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
101 NE 11TH AVE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 · (754) 322-9050 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
174 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
70%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
86.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
83.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 87 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 are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.7% | 83.1% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 80.1% |
% 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
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 609 | 28.6% | 79.5% |
| LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 656 | 33.8% | 62.3% |
| RAMPELLO K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 782 | 26.7% | 72.5% |
| SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 630 | 30.0% | 66.2% |
| FISHWEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 442 | 29.4% | 73.3% |
| MAYPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATLANTIC BEACH | 429 | 31.9% | 62.0% |
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 VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #178 of 2,136 | #18 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #198 of 2,149 ▲ 25 | #24 of 191 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #37 of 2,149 ▲ 127 | #5 of 191 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #1,002 of 2,267 | #74 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,843 of 2,077 | #132 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #239 of 2,108 | #15 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #1,851 of 2,188 | #150 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #914 of 1,374 | #117 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
609
-32 (-5%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 609 | 32 | 19.0:1 | 29% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 35% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 39% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 34% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 34% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 30% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 25% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 838 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 30% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in Florida, located in FORT LAUDERDALE. The school enrolls 609 students in pre-K through 5.
The district for VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is BROWARD, with 325 schools and 243,591 students.
Of every 100 students at VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 43 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 26% Black, 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. In all, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 38% average for public schools in Broward County.
On the allk12 Grade, VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 92% of Florida public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 66.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.5%.
In Broward County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $77,633 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Broward County number 338, with about 244,502 students.
VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is NORTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 1.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. By average proficiency, VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
From 641 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 609 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 19.0 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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- 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 FORT LAUDERDALE
- FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,260 students
- DILLARD 6-12High · 1,998 students
- NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,566 students
- LAKEWOOD RANCH PREPARATORY ACADEMYCombined · 1,369 students
- STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,286 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TRADITIONElementary · 1,144 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 266
- CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE1.2 mi · 164
- SANDRA MARIE CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 384
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 408
- HARBORDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 494
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,141
Frequently asked questions
About VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 609 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 43% White, 22% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG 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.