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North Side Elementary School

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North Side Elementary School ranks 856 th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

856^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

North Side Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, serving 288 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Broward County School District. While the school receives relatively high per-student funding, it faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

North Side Elementary's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 30.9% to 39.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. This may be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance, as its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are 10-20 percentage points below the Broward and Florida averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.12% to 86.63% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Bayview Elementary School, which is located just 1.63 miles away, North Side Elementary is underperforming. Bayview Elementary has significantly higher test scores and a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. While the high per-student spending at North Side Elementary does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, addressing the school's attendance and demographic challenges may be key to improving student performance.

266

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,400

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 NE 11th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

(754) 322-7450

District: Broward

Students who attend North Side Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sunrise Middle School
High:	Fort Lauderdale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.3%

Hispanic:

13.9%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2014 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Florida median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg63%

Florida avg58%

856^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 45 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 189Elementary Schools in the Broward

25^th of 67Broward among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	856 of 2258	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	1305 of 2256	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1825 of 2240	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1674 of 2219	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1850 of 2247	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1842 of 2182	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	2061 of 2118	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	2024 of 2112	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	1725 of 2087	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	1759 of 2064	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	1814 of 2029	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	1723 of 1984	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	1836 of 1985	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	1823 of 1919	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	1607 of 1847	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	1738 of 1789	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	1639 of 1786	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	1406 of 1688	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+12 vs state

Math67%+6 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

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by a teacher
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Taught for two weeks and left. These kids don't respect anyone. They talk back to teacher, fight in front of teachers. I am surprise they are not ranked lower because they have 4th graders that read at Pre-K levels. Administration does not care, just move on to next thing. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 NE 11th St	Fort Lauderdale	33304	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7450	266	16	16.6	69.9%	7 (2.6%)	219 (82.3%)	37 (13.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	61.1	856^th of 2258 public elementary schools	62.1%		41.3	1305^th of 2256 public elementary schools	42.2%	449	60.0	44.0	59.0	74.0	75.0	53.0	67.0	$17,400	$1,844	$15,556
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	800 NW 13th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-7000	288	13	22.1	64.9%	9 (3.1%)	242 (84.0%)	35 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25	1784^th of 2258 public elementary schools	21.0%		25.4	1754^th of 2256 public elementary schools	22.3%	30	40.0	34.0	27.0	74.0	59.0	35.0	33.0	$17,414	$2,661	$14,752
Sunland Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	919 NW 13th Ter	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-8550	353	21	16.8	73.4%	2 (0.6%)	317 (89.8%)	30 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	57.0			66.0				$15,886	$1,992	$13,893
Walker Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1001 NW 4th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-8800	408	24	17.0	79.9%	8 (2.0%)	387 (94.9%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30.8	1619^th of 2258 public elementary schools	28.3%		20.6	1889^th of 2256 public elementary schools	16.3%	270	57.0	44.0	35.0	66.0	62.0	37.0	18.0	$15,383	$1,505	$13,879
Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 NE 11th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33301	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 322-9050	609	32	19.0	28.6%	263 (43.2%)	156 (25.6%)	132 (21.7%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.6%)	93.1	80^th of 2258 public elementary schools	96.5%		86.4	269^th of 2256 public elementary schools	88.1%	189	86.0	88.0	86.0	82.0	85.0	82.0	79.0	$11,118	$461	$10,658
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1755 NE 14th St	Fort Lauderdale	33304	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-5450	294	21	14.0	61.9%	33 (11.2%)	164 (55.8%)	89 (30.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	37.7	1427^th of 2258 public elementary schools	36.8%		36.8	1438^th of 2256 public elementary schools	36.3%	11	61.0	32.0	40.0	67.0	47.0	51.0	51.0	$21,025	$2,081	$18,945
Wilton Manors Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2401 NE 3rd Ave	Wilton Manors	33305	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-8950	542	34	15.9	49.6%	92 (17.0%)	244 (45.0%)	170 (31.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	52.8	1049^th of 2258 public elementary schools	53.5%		44.4	1235^th of 2256 public elementary schools	45.3%	186	56.0	54.0	62.0	58.0	67.0	58.0	50.0	$14,767	$2,571	$12,196
North Fork Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 NW 15th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-7350	403	20	20.1	78.9%	9 (2.2%)	336 (83.4%)	48 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	40.8	1337^th of 2258 public elementary schools	40.8%		39.6	1353^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	40.0%	16	52.0	44.0	38.0	78.0	75.0	44.0	42.0	$15,391	$2,145	$13,246
Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1175 Middle River Dr	Fort Lauderdale	33304	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 322-5400	530	27	19.6	17.9%	332 (62.6%)	22 (4.2%)	133 (25.1%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	96.6	22^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	99.0%		95.3	45^th of 2256 public elementary schools	98.0%	23	89.0	89.0	90.0	95.0	90.0	92.0	82.0	$12,412	$778	$11,634
Somerset Village Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	225 NW 29th St	Wilton Manors	33311	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 390-0971	254	0		89.8%	14 (5.5%)	131 (51.6%)	104 (40.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	71.5	594^th of 2258 public elementary schools	73.7%		55	970^th of 2256 public elementary schools	57.0%	376	77.0	49.0	60.0	67.0	73.0	79.0	70.0	$9,746	$827	$8,918

Frequently Asked Questions about North Side Elementary School

What district is North Side Elementary School in?

Broward

What schools do graduates of North Side Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Side Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sunrise Middle School
High : Fort Lauderdale High School

Is North Side Elementary School a good school?

North Side Elementary School ranks 856^th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Side Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended North Side Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Side Elementary School?

Students at North Side Elementary School are 82% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% White.

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