📍 12655 Nw 8th St, Sunrise, Broward County, 33325
Sawgrass Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sunrise, Broward County. The school has 826 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Broward school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sawgrass Elementary School enrolls 826 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 331 | 40% |
| White | 230 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 193 | 23% |
| Asian | 41 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 826 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 qualify for free lunch and 58 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sawgrass Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 97.
Sawgrass Elementary School is one of 329 schools in BROWARD, based in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. The district serves 243,553 students district-wide and employs 12,532 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 826 students, Sawgrass Elementary School is close to the district average of about 740 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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