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Tropical Elementary School

(754) 323-7750

Physical Address:
1500 SW 66th Ave
Plantation, FL  33317
Mailing Address:
1500 SW 66th Ave
Plantation, FL  33317

School Information

District:
Broward
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Broward County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
842

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Tropical Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 47.15% 24.22% 43.53%
Hispanic 28.15% 26.28% 24.35%
Black 15.32% 44.55% 28.17%
Others 4.87% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 4.39% 3.25% 2.56%
American Indian 0.12% 0.46% 0.60%

Genders in Tropical Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.36% 51.22% 52.08%
Male 49.64% 48.78% 47.92%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Tropical Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 389 375 397
Hispanic 206 207 237
Black 132 140 129
Others 38 45 41
Asian/Pacific 36 38 37
American Indian 3 1 1
Total 804 806 842

Enrollment by Gender for Tropical Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 406 412 424
Male 398 394 418
Total 804 806 842

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Tropical Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 804 806 842
# Eligible for free lunch 177 (22%) 177 (22%) 221 (26%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 69 (9%) 78 (10%) 81 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 246 (31%) 255 (32%) 302 (36%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Tropical Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 804 806 842
Fulltime teachers 58.5 65.5 52.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.70 14.90 16.19
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.59 14.85 17.84