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Fairway Elementary School

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Fairway Elementary School ranks 1482 nd of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Fairway Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Miramar, Florida, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 527. The school is part of the Broward County School District, which is ranked 25th out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairway Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 38.9% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the Broward County and Florida state averages. Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently lower than the Broward County and Florida state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were 10-15 percentage points below the district and state averages. Fairway Elementary School also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.97% to 83.69% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Fairway Elementary School to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Somerset Neighborhood School and Sea Castle Elementary School, it becomes evident that Fairway Elementary School is underperforming compared to its peers. These nearby schools have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Fairway Elementary. The data suggests that Fairway Elementary School could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues contributing to its lower performance, such as initiatives to improve attendance and provide additional resources and support for economically disadvantaged students.

452

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,741

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7850 Fairway Blvd
Miramar, FL 33023

(754) 323-5650

District: Broward

Students who attend Fairway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	New Renaissance Middle School
High:	Miramar High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.5%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (49% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 31% Florida)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg63%

Florida avg58%

1,482^nd of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^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	35.6	1482 of 2258	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1554 of 2256	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1616 of 2240	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1748 of 2219	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	2095 of 2247	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1629 of 2182	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1138 of 2118	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.0	1504 of 2112	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	1464 of 2087	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	1799 of 2064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	1745 of 2029	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	1676 of 1984	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1739 of 1985	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	1634 of 1919	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.4	1526 of 1847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	1511 of 1789	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	1411 of 1786	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.6	995 of 1688	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Math56%-5 vs state

English Language Arts48%-8 vs state

Science31%-24 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, September 27, 2018

I would have to rake the school now at a one if it could be A zero then that what the score would be for the school it used to be really really good but it is just unorganized and just unprofessional it seem as if no one knows what is going on and they are always confused!!! A incident happened with my son and no one knows what happened all I get is assumptions of what they think happened!!! I’m am so disgusted and disappointed at how this school have fell by the waste side! The teachers can only do so much I strongly feel they have no support or encouragement for the teachers or the students! They have no activities for the kids or any clubs just a bad experience! The teachers is what have been keeeping me at this school! But after this year I am pulling them and sending them to a better school system!!! Just ran poorly the gate is locked which is understandable but 30 minutes to wait on a gate to be open or to get out of the gate is just ridiculous! The office staff lack any type of anything they should just work at a call center!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Principal McKnight has gone above the call of duty to ensure that my child is successful at Fairway Elementary School. Close Quote

Schools Near Fairway Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (2025)	EOC Civics (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7850 Fairway Blvd	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-5650	452	27	16.7	60.2%	6 (1.3%)	373 (82.5%)	60 (13.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	35.6	1482^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	34.4%		32.2	1554^th of 2256 public elementary schools	31.1%	72	48.0	48.0	48.0				66.0	62.0	42.0				31.0					$16,741	$2,604	$14,137
Sunshine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7737 Lasalle Blvd	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7700	426	26	16.5	58.2%	12 (2.8%)	264 (62.0%)	132 (31.0%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	43.2	1269^th of 2258 public elementary schools	43.8%		35.8	1467^th of 2256 public elementary schools	35.0%	198	53.0	53.0	51.0				64.0	56.0	53.0				42.0					$13,925	$1,950	$11,976
Aspire Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	21311 NW 34 St	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 760-2500	21	0			0 (0.0%)	20 (95.2%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
North County K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	3250 NW 207th St	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 624-9648	319	19	16.7	71.8%	7 (2.2%)	256 (80.3%)	54 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	1804^th of 2258 public elementary schools	20.1%		36.9	1435^th of 2256 public elementary schools	36.4%	369	29.0	35.0	40.0	58.0	46.0	53.0	39.0	61.0	46.0	39.0	27.0	64.0	37.0	27.0	100.0	83.0	88.0	$14,655	$2,026	$12,629
Annabel C. Perry Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	6850 SW 34th St	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7050	562	35	16.0	57.7%	28 (5.0%)	422 (75.1%)	98 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	32.3	1580^th of 2258 public elementary schools	30.0%		30.6	1604^th of 2256 public elementary schools	28.9%	24	36.0	45.0	56.0	58.0	51.0	57.0	43.0	50.0	47.0	51.0	62.0	56.0	48.0	43.0	86.0	100.0	54.0	$15,238	$2,213	$13,024
Miramar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6831 SW 26th St	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-6550	380	21	18.0	57.9%	10 (2.6%)	243 (63.9%)	114 (30.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	61.1	857^th of 2258 public elementary schools	62.0%		52	1045^th of 2256 public elementary schools	53.7%	188	56.0	53.0	65.0				53.0	75.0	80.0				57.0					$14,163	$1,558	$12,605
Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19810 NW 14th Ct	Miami	33169	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 653-0068	443	38	11.6	63.7%	3 (0.7%)	374 (84.4%)	64 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58	924^th of 2258 public elementary schools	59.1%		47.9	1146^th of 2256 public elementary schools	49.2%	222	60.0	51.0	58.0				72.0	66.0	58.0				56.0					$20,104	$2,344	$17,759
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 NW 191st St	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 624-2657	330	22	15.0	71.8%	5 (1.5%)	271 (82.1%)	53 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.8	1597^th of 2258 public elementary schools	29.3%		30	1621^st of 2256 public elementary schools	28.1%	24	46.0	30.0	52.0				48.0	51.0	64.0				37.0					$17,381	$1,641	$15,740
Somerset Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	K-5	9300 Pembroke Rd	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 435-1570	467	0	79.0	63.4%	14 (3.0%)	378 (80.9%)	69 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	64.2	775^th of 2258 public elementary schools	65.7%		68.6	671^st of 2256 public elementary schools	70.3%	104	60.0	59.0	57.0				77.0	75.0	67.0				48.0					$10,021	$645	$9,376
Sea Castle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 Miramar Blvd	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7250	878	48	18.2	50.8%	13 (1.5%)	592 (67.4%)	207 (23.6%)	55 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	58.9	906^th of 2258 public elementary schools	59.9%		61.4	836^th of 2256 public elementary schools	62.9%	70	59.0	56.0	63.0				64.0	68.0	67.0				48.0					$12,538	$2,087	$10,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairway Elementary School

How many students attend Fairway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Fairway Elementary School.

Is Fairway Elementary School a good school?

Fairway Elementary School ranks 1482^nd of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fairway Elementary School?

Students at Fairway Elementary School are 83% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Fairway Elementary School in?

Broward

What schools do graduates of Fairway Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Renaissance Middle School
High : Miramar High School

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