Summary:
Pompano Beach, Florida is home to 14 elementary schools (serving grades PK-5, with two extending to 8th grade) within the Broward County Public School District, a district rated 3 stars and ranking in the 67th percentile statewide. These schools serve a diverse student body with enrollment ranging from 152 to 733 students, and a significant commonality is a high level of economic disadvantage, with free or reduced lunch eligibility ranging from 39.78% to 92.76%.
The standout academic leaders are McNab Elementary School and Palmview Elementary School, both earning 4-star ratings and consistently outperforming district and state averages, particularly in math where Palmview achieved 80%+ proficiency in 4th and 5th grade. In contrast, Tedder Elementary School and Robert C. Markham Elementary are the most challenged, ranking in the bottom 13-19% of Florida elementary schools with proficiency rates often 15-30 points below state averages. Sanders Park Elementary School showed the most dramatic improvement, jumping from the 49th to the 65th percentile, while Cresthaven Elementary School has a troubling declining trend, dropping from the 49th to the 25th percentile.
A key finding is that money does not guarantee success: the top-performing schools (McNab and Palmview) have some of the lowest per-student spending, while the highest-spending schools (Sanders Park, Cresthaven, Charles Drew Elementary School) are not top performers. Chronic absenteeism is a stronger predictor of failure than poverty, with Somerset Pines Academy defying odds by having the lowest absenteeism rate (15.9%) despite 83% economic disadvantage, achieving solid academic results. The "Somerset" paradox shows Somerset Academy Pompano (K-5) achieving a strong upward trend despite the highest poverty rate (92.76%) and largest class sizes (30.4:1).
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