Driftwood Elementary School
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3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 684 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
- Ranks 988th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Broward County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,037
- Graduation Rate: 67.2%
- Dropout Rate: 2.8%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.9
- Enrolled Students: 256,137
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 684
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 43.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 337 (49.3%)
- Females: 327 (47.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 114 (16.7%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 380 (55.6%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 494 (72.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 27 | 3.9% |
| Black | 117 | 17.1% |
| Asian | 25 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic | 330 | 48.2% |
| White | 165 | 24.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 18 | 2.6% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 14.8% |
| 1st Grade | 107 | 15.6% |
| 2nd Grade | 105 | 15.4% |
| 3rd Grade | 128 | 18.7% |
| 4th Grade | 130 | 19.0% |
| 5th Grade | 95 | 13.9% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
69.8%
District:
59.6%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.
School:
2.3%
District:
1.3%
State:
1.0%
Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background
School:
2.0%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Driftwood Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 26, 2009
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - i am very impressed with the teachers. this is a great school.we parents need to more with our kids and at home .these teachers can only do so much
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 18, 2008
- Rating:
(2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - While the area is nice, this school lacks the funding to hire quality teachers. Kids will usually get new or "certification in progress" teachers. Alot of the responsibility for making sure the kids learn or behave is left to the parents. The teachers are like consultants who brief the kids on the subjects and the kids/parents have to do all the legwork. When it comes time to grade you're expected to do well when they just "threw information out at you" and you're expected to know it. For example they'll criticize your handwriting skills when they taught you handwriting in 1st or 2nd grade for a few months. They'll criticize your writing when they tell you what to do by using a "formula". It's like a teacher I had in college used to say "They'll lecture you all semester about what is a pencil, and the question on the test is "describe a pen"." The lack of quality education coupled with all the changes in the public schools in Elizabeth, I imagine this school can expect declines in enrollment and go the way of many Catholic schools unless it miraculously improves.
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