Is Fairway Elementary School a good school?

Fairway Elementary School ranks 1554 th of 2256 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fairway Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 527 students attended Fairway Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairway Elementary School?

Students at Fairway Elementary School are 81% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

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

Fairway Elementary School

Summary:

Fairway Elementary School is a public elementary school in Miramar, Florida, serving 564 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Broward County School District, which is ranked 30th out of 68 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating.

Fairway Elementary faces several significant challenges. The school has a much higher percentage of African American students (78.55%) compared to surrounding schools, which range from 58.58% to 87.17% African American. Fairway also has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 33.9% to 42.5% over the past few years, much higher than the 23.9% to 36.1% range of nearby schools. Academically, Fairway consistently underperforms compared to Broward County and Florida state averages, with only 39% of 3rd-graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 57% for Broward and 55% for the state. Additionally, Fairway has an extremely high percentage of students (81.13% to 83.69%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the 62.38% to 82.92% range of surrounding schools.

Despite Fairway Elementary's higher spending per student, ranging from $13,819 to $15,649 annually, the school's performance lags behind nearby schools, which spend $8,840 to $18,137 per student. For example, Somerset Neighborhood School, a charter school within the same district, outperforms Fairway Elementary on various metrics. Addressing the root causes of Fairway's high chronic absenteeism, racial disparities, and resource allocation challenges could be crucial in improving educational outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

7850 Fairway Blvd
Miramar, FL 33023

(754) 323-5650

District: Broward

SchoolDigger Rank:
1554^th of 2,256 Florida Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,649

Students who attend Fairway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	New Renaissance Middle School
High:	Miramar High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 527

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.0%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fairway Elementary School ranks worse than 68.9% of elementary schools in Florida. It also ranks 142^nd among 189 ranked elementary schools in the Broward School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.25. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (81%), Hispanic (13.3%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fairway Elementary School is 16.4, which is the 56^th best among 189 elementary schools in the Broward School District. (See more...)

Compare Fairway Elementary School employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairway Elementary School is $15,649, which is the 23^rd highest among 189 elementary schools in the Broward School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Fairway Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Broward:

SchoolDigger ranks Broward 30^th of 68 Florida school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fairway Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	FL State Percentile
2006	43.64	995^th	1688	41.1%
2007	25.57	1411^th	1786	21.0%
2008	20.05	1511^th	1789	15.5%
2009	22.40	1526^th	1847	17.4%
2010	19.63	1634^th	1919	14.9%
2011	17.36	1739^th	1985	12.4%
2012	19.57	1676^th	1984	15.5%
2013	19.15	1745^th	2029	14.0%
2014	18.04	1799^th	2064	12.8%
2016	31.83	1464^th	2087	29.9%
2017	30.05	1504^th	2112	28.8%
2018	46.56	1138^th	2118	46.3%
2019	28.49	1629^th	2182	25.3%
2021	11.10	2095^th	2247	6.8%
2022	23.62	1748^th	2219	21.2%
2023	29.79	1616^th	2240	27.9%
2024	32.25	1554^th	2256	31.1%

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Data source: Florida Department of Education

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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

Enrollment information for Fairway Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	428	223	24	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
1989	457	273	36	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	887
1990	453	382	28	145	3	n/a	n/a	0	1011
1991	363	395	20	135	14	n/a	n/a	0	927
1992	374	501	35	135	7	n/a	n/a	0	1052
1993	348	596	36	141	5	n/a	n/a	0	1126
1994	274	628	33	144	6	n/a	n/a	0	1085
1995	182	742	39	130	8	n/a	n/a	0	1101
1996	182	742	39	130	8	n/a	n/a	0	1101
1997	141	815	33	109	6	n/a	n/a	0	1104
1998	100	807	31	102	7	n/a	n/a	0	1047
1999	64	848	19	97	8	n/a	n/a	0	1036
2000	45	848	18	75	7	n/a	n/a	0	993
2001	26	836	15	88	8	n/a	n/a	0	973
2002	11	795	12	78	8	n/a	n/a	0	904
2003	11	795	12	78	8	n/a	n/a	0	904
2004	8	897	12	83	8	n/a	n/a	0	1008
2005	8	827	13	78	5	n/a	n/a	0	931
2006	9	837	10	96	6	n/a	n/a	0	958
2007	11	813	8	105	1	n/a	n/a	30	968
2008	13	789	9	105	1	n/a	n/a	34	951
2009	11	807	10	108	1	n/a	n/a	26	963
2010	9	827	7	100	2	n/a	n/a	28	973
2011	19	795	10	71	2	0	15	0	912
2012	25	700	5	51	2	0	8	0	791
2013	11	643	5	63	2	0	7	0	731
2014	13	645	4	71	4	0	2	0	739
2015	13	644	6	99	3	0	11	0	776
2016	14	607	6	84	1	1	9	0	722
2017	14	571	6	91	1	3	16	0	702
2018	9	570	3	107	0	1	20	0	710
2019	11	573	4	109	0	2	16	0	715
2020	12	553	4	115	1	2	17	0	704
2021	11	504	5	80	0	1	10	0	611
2022	14	467	7	87	0	0	8	0	583
2023	10	443	9	87	0	0	15	0	564
2024	8	427	10	70	0	0	12	0	527

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fairway Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	762	34.0	22.4	20.3
1989	887	41.0	21.6	26.2
1990	1011	47.0	21.5	30
1991	927	42.0	22.0	32.8
1992	1052	48.0	21.9	31.2
1993	1126	53.0	21.2	36.2
1994	1085	54.0	20.1	33.3
1995	1101	47.0	23.4	39.4
1996	1101	47.0	23.4	39.4
1997	1104	55.0	20.1	39.9
1998	1047	52.0	20.1	37.8
1999	1036	50.0	20.7	58.8
2000	993	49.0	20.3	64.4
2001	973	47.0	20.7	61.8
2002	904	48.0	18.8	66.5
2003	904	48.0	18.8	66.5
2004	1008	57.0	17.7	68.6
2005	931	60.0	15.5	69.2
2006	958	60.0	16.0	64.6
2007	968	59.0	16.4	68.8
2008	951	63.0	15.1	74.5
2009	963	76.5	15.3	74.4
2010	973	58.0	16.7	85.6
2011	912	55.0	16.5	82.1
2012	791	48.0	16.4	85.5
2013	731	43.0	17.0	87.1
2014	739	46.0	16.0	88.1
2015	776	52.0	14.9	90.1
2016	722	52.0	13.8	90.2
2017	702	51.0	13.7	89.2
2018	710	53.0	13.3	90.7
2019	715	45.0	15.8	85.5
2020	704	45.0	15.6	90.3
2021	611	41.0	14.9	83
2022	583	36.0	16.1	81.1
2023	564	36.0	15.6	83.7
2024	527	32.0	16.4	71

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fairway Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	762	34.0	22.4	20.3
1989	887	41.0	21.6	26.2
1990	1011	47.0	21.5	30
1991	927	42.0	22.0	32.8
1992	1052	48.0	21.9	31.2
1993	1126	53.0	21.2	36.2
1994	1085	54.0	20.1	33.3
1995	1101	47.0	23.4	39.4
1996	1101	47.0	23.4	39.4
1997	1104	55.0	20.1	39.9
1998	1047	52.0	20.1	37.8
1999	1036	50.0	20.7	58.8
2000	993	49.0	20.3	64.4
2001	973	47.0	20.7	61.8
2002	904	48.0	18.8	66.5
2003	904	48.0	18.8	66.5
2004	1008	57.0	17.7	68.6
2005	931	60.0	15.5	69.2
2006	958	60.0	16.0	64.6
2007	968	59.0	16.4	68.8
2008	951	63.0	15.1	74.5
2009	963	76.5	15.3	74.4
2010	973	58.0	16.7	85.6
2011	912	55.0	16.5	82.1
2012	791	48.0	16.4	85.5
2013	731	43.0	17.0	87.1
2014	739	46.0	16.0	88.1
2015	776	52.0	14.9	90.1
2016	722	52.0	13.8	90.2
2017	702	51.0	13.7	89.2
2018	710	53.0	13.3	90.7
2019	715	45.0	15.8	85.5
2020	704	45.0	15.6	90.3
2021	611	41.0	14.9	83
2022	583	36.0	16.1	81.1
2023	564	36.0	15.6	83.7
2024	527	32.0	16.4	71

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Fairway Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$1,177 (11.8%)	$8,784 (88.2%)	$9,961
2019	$1,202 (12.1%)	$8,759 (87.9%)	$9,960
2020	$1,973 (16.7%)	$9,834 (83.3%)	$11,807
2021	$2,683 (19.4%)	$11,136 (80.6%)	$13,819
2022	$5,179 (33.2%)	$10,429 (66.8%)	$15,608
2023	$3,619 (23.1%)	$12,030 (76.9%)	$15,649

Data source: Florida Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fairway Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1629^th of 2182 Elementary schools	Ranks 1616^th of 2240 Elementary schools	2.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fairway Elementary School)	56	38	18%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Broward)	60	54	6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	53	5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairway Elementary School)	64	51	13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Broward)	65	58	7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florida)	62	58	4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fairway Elementary School)	37	41	4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Broward)	62	58	4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	57	1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fairway Elementary School)	35	49	14%
4th Grade Mathematics (Broward)	67	61	6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Florida)	64	61	3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fairway Elementary School)	43	33	10%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Broward)	59	58	1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	56	55	1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fairway Elementary School)	52	41	11%
5th Grade Mathematics (Broward)	64	53	11%
5th Grade Mathematics (Florida)	60	52	8%
5th Grade Science (Fairway Elementary School)	25	18	7%
5th Grade Science (Broward)	49	46	3%
5th Grade Science (Florida)	53	51	2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	715	564	21.1%
African American	573	443	22.7%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	4	9	125%
Hispanic	109	87	20.2%
Pacific Islander	2	0	100%
White	11	10	9.1%
Two or More Races	16	15	6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	85.5%	83.7%	1.8%

Schools Near Fairway Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				FAST English Language Arts (2024)						FAST Math (2024)						Statewide Science Science (2024)		EOC Algebra 1 (2024)	EOC Biology 1 (2024)	EOC Civics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	527	32	16.4	71.0%	8 (1.5%)	427 (81.0%)	70 (13.3%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	32.2	1554^th of 2256 public elementary schools	31.1%		29.8	1616^th of 2240 public elementary schools	27.9%	62	39.0	41.0	42.0				58.0	43.0	47.0				48.0					$15,649	$3,619	$12,030
Sunshine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7737 Lasalle Blvd	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7700	413	23	17.9	62.5%	11 (2.7%)	243 (58.8%)	138 (33.4%)	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	35.8	1467^th of 2256 public elementary schools	35.0%		41.1	1302^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	41.9%	165	49.0	31.0	47.0				54.0	48.0	54.0				48.0					$12,940	$2,484	$10,456
Aspire Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	21311 NW 34 Street	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 995-1000	8	0			0 (0.0%)	8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	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	309	19	16.2	76.7%	2 (0.6%)	257 (83.2%)	47 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.9	1435^th of 2256 public elementary schools	36.4%		26.6	1694^th of 2240 public elementary schools	24.4%	259	33.0	43.0	51.0	59.0	44.0	42.0	48.0	53.0	47.0	68.0	30.0	90.0	38.0	32.0	95.0		90.0	$13,331	$3,687	$9,645
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	643	38	16.9	65.0%	35 (5.4%)	506 (78.7%)	84 (13.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	30.6	1604^th of 2256 public elementary schools	28.9%		22.3	1820^th of 2240 public elementary schools	18.8%	216	39.0	46.0	48.0	48.0	47.0	58.0	54.0	52.0	33.0	48.0	64.0	67.0	26.0	17.0	79.0	100.0	56.0	$13,778	$2,882	$10,896
Miramar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6831 SW 26th St	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-6550	415	27	15.3	67.5%	7 (1.7%)	284 (68.4%)	112 (27.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	52	1045^th of 2256 public elementary schools	53.7%		46	1189^th of 2240 public elementary schools	46.9%	144	45.0	55.0	53.0				53.0	69.0	73.0				41.0					$14,529	$2,899	$11,629
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	459	43	10.6	68.8%	4 (0.9%)	392 (85.4%)	58 (12.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1146^th of 2256 public elementary schools	49.2%		54.5	980^th of 2240 public elementary schools	56.3%	166	53.0	62.0	44.0				67.0	66.0	45.0				39.0					$17,809	$3,422	$14,388
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	393	25	15.7	79.6%	5 (1.3%)	327 (83.2%)	60 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30	1621^st of 2256 public elementary schools	28.1%		44.1	1225^th of 2240 public elementary schools	45.3%	396	31.0	39.0	50.0				49.0	36.0	62.0				34.0					$15,778	$3,636	$12,143
Somerset Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	K-5	9300 Pembroke Rd	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 435-1570	474	6	79.0	66.0%	11 (2.3%)	391 (82.5%)	66 (13.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	68.6	671^st of 2256 public elementary schools	70.3%		67.1	687^th of 2240 public elementary schools	69.3%	16	58.0	61.0	67.0				64.0	55.0	74.0				61.0					$8,840	$521	$8,319
Sea Castle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 Miramar Blvd	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7250	888	51	17.4	57.7%	9 (1.0%)	595 (67.0%)	222 (25.0%)	52 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	61.4	836^th of 2256 public elementary schools	62.9%		65	735^th of 2240 public elementary schools	67.2%	101	52.0	63.0	62.0				66.0	74.0	53.0				47.0					$11,986	$2,363	$9,624

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