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Royal Palm Elementary School

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Royal Palm Elementary School ranks 1271 st of 2242 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,242 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Royal Palm Elementary School in Lauderhill, FL, serves 704 students in grades PK-5 within the Broward School District, where a high percentage of families (76.14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most exciting news about Royal Palm is its dramatic academic turnaround. After years of ranking in the bottom 20th percentile of Florida elementary schools, the school has surged to the 43rd percentile in the most recent data, earning a 2-star rating. This isn't a fluke—test scores improved across nearly all subjects and grade levels. For example, 5th-grade science proficiency soared from 26% to 61%, now exceeding the state average, and 5th-grade math jumped from 32% to 68% proficiency. This 32-percentile-point climb is the largest positive swing among nearby schools like Plantation Elementary School and Village Elementary School, which have shown more stable rankings. The school is achieving this despite spending less per student ($12,233) than most neighbors, including Larkdale Elementary School ($17,364), suggesting resources are being used efficiently.

However, a major challenge remains: chronic absenteeism. In the 2023-2024 school year, 41.1% of students were chronically absent, nearly double the rate at Castle Hill Elementary School (27.7%) and well above the district average (33.6%). The school also has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5, higher than higher-performing peers like Peters Elementary School (16.8). Interestingly, Endeavour Primary Learning Center, just 0.61 miles away and serving similar demographics, has stronger 3rd-grade math scores (77% proficient vs. Royal Palm's 63%), raising questions about early-grade math instruction. If Royal Palm can address absenteeism, its recent gains suggest even greater progress is possible.

704

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,233

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1951 NW 56th Ave
Lauderhill, FL 33313

(754) 322-8350

District: Broward

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.5%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Broward's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg68%

Florida avg62%

1,271^st of 2,242

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^th of 184Elementary Schools in the Broward

23^rd of 70Broward 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	1271 of 2242	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	1536 of 2258	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2019 of 2256	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1954 of 2240	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1869 of 2219	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	2124 of 2247	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1867 of 2182	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1889 of 2118	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	2014 of 2112	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	2005 of 2087	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	1919 of 2064	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	1914 of 2029	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	1896 of 1984	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.8	1853 of 1985	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	1701 of 1919	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	1582 of 1847	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	1567 of 1789	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1467 of 1786	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1263 of 1688	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Science61%~ state avg

Math61%-3 vs state

English Language Arts55%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Geometry 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
Royal Palm Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1951 NW 56th Ave	Lauderhill	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-8350	704	38	18.5	76.1%	4 (0.6%)	651 (92.5%)	41 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45.1	1271^st of 2242 public elementary schools	43.3%		33.6	1536^th of 2258 public elementary schools	32.0%	265	53.0	53.0	59.0				63.0	55.0	68.0				61.0						$12,233	$2,128	$10,104
Endeavour Primary Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	2600 NW 58th Ter	Lauderhill	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 321-6600	317	17	18.6	69.4%	2 (0.6%)	278 (87.7%)	34 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)	65.0						77.0												$16,102	$1,945	$14,158
Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 NW 49th Ave	Lauderdale Lakes	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-6700	590	34	17.3	66.4%	10 (1.7%)	533 (90.3%)	31 (5.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	50.8	1125^th of 2242 public elementary schools	49.8%		37.8	1422^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	37.0%	297	48.0	53.0	70.0				59.0	56.0	77.0				68.0						$13,331	$2,033	$11,298
Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 NW 70th Ave	Sunrise	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-8750	654	37	17.6	63.0%	13 (2.0%)	549 (83.9%)	72 (11.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	49.2	1156^th of 2242 public elementary schools	48.4%		38.8	1394^th of 2258 public elementary schools	38.3%	238	51.0	47.0	55.0				68.0	69.0	65.0				66.0						$12,702	$1,941	$10,761
Castle Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2640 NW 46th Ave	Lauderhill	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-5600	548	28	19.5	65.7%	0 (0.0%)	518 (94.5%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	39.5	1417^th of 2242 public elementary schools	36.8%		24.5	1792^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	20.6%	375	49.0	41.0	58.0				64.0	55.0	61.0				65.0						$13,645	$2,439	$11,207
Renaissance Charter School At Plantation	Public, Charter	K-8	6701 W Sunrise Blvd	Plantation	33313	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 556-9700	933	53	17.6	95.4%	44 (4.7%)	800 (85.7%)	68 (7.3%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	17.3	1993^rd of 2242 public elementary schools	11.1%		17.3	1982^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	12.2%	11	43.0	46.0	48.0	51.0	55.0	58.0	49.0	37.0	43.0	35.0	42.0	67.0	31.0	34.0	88.0	100.0	100.0	55.0	$10,162	$483	$9,679
Mirror Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 NW 72nd Ave	Plantation	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7100	639	44	14.5	48.0%	69 (10.8%)	389 (60.9%)	151 (23.6%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	55.1	1020^th of 2242 public elementary schools	54.5%		47.1	1178^th of 2258 public elementary schools	47.8%	158	59.0	49.0	70.0				67.0	69.0	61.0				62.0						$16,870	$3,476	$13,394
Peters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	851 NW 68th Ave	Plantation	33317	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7900	504	30	16.8	53.4%	60 (11.9%)	295 (58.5%)	115 (22.8%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	59.7	887^th of 2242 public elementary schools	60.4%		60.3	876^th of 2258 public elementary schools	61.2%	11	70.0	52.0	57.0				85.0	66.0	74.0				56.0						$15,117	$1,729	$13,389
Plantation Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	651 NW 42nd Ave	Plantation	33317	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-8000	550	37	14.8	59.3%	17 (3.1%)	477 (86.7%)	46 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	45.2	1267^th of 2242 public elementary schools	43.5%		54.2	1011^th of 2258 public elementary schools	55.2%	256	51.0	40.0	60.0				70.0	45.0	63.0				79.0						$15,323	$2,466	$12,857
Park Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 N State Road 7	Lauderdale Lakes	33319	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-7650	903	48	18.8	63.3%	12 (1.3%)	754 (83.5%)	128 (14.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	55.9	989^th of 2242 public elementary schools	55.9%		45.5	1215^th of 2258 public elementary schools	46.2%	226	55.0	69.0	60.0				61.0	70.0	61.0				64.0						$11,775	$1,830	$9,944

Frequently Asked Questions about Royal Palm Elementary School

How many students attend Royal Palm Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended Royal Palm Elementary School.

Is Royal Palm Elementary School a good school?

Royal Palm Elementary School ranks 1271^st of 2242 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Royal Palm Elementary School in?

Broward

What is the racial makeup of Royal Palm Elementary School?

Students at Royal Palm Elementary School are 92% African American, 6% Hispanic.

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 18, 2026

2025–26 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataMar 20, 2026

2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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