TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · PLANTATION, FL

TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in PLANTATION, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 791 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

791

Teachers (FTE)

45.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	301	38%
White	254	32%
Black or African American	167	21%
Two or more races	39	5%
Asian	27	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	791	441M / 350F

English Language Learners: 90 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% +5.2pp	48.8%	418
Reading Proficiency	64.0% +11.8pp	52.2%	421
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	147

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

30 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	791	100%

Contact & Location

1500 SW 66TH AVE

PLANTATION, FL 33317

Phone: (754)323-7750

District

BROWARD

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,198

District enrollment: 254,732

Other Schools in District

ANNABEL C. PERRY PK-8 Elementary
ATLANTIC MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL Elementary
ATLANTIC MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL WEST CAMPUS Elementary
ATLANTIC WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AVANT GARDE ACADEMY K-5 BROWARD Elementary
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BEACHSIDE MONTESSORI VILLAGE Elementary

View all 322 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33317) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120018000200

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD