The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in Math. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Oakland Park Elementary School
Oakland Park Elementary sits on the northern residential edge of Oakland Park, a city in Broward County that has been remaking itself from a quiet post-farming suburb into something more urban and dense. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, so no graduation rate applies here, and comparisons against other districts in Broward County were not available because the county has only one district in the data set.
The student body is majority Hispanic, with a substantial share of Black students and a smaller White population. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning this is a school where economic need is the norm rather than the exception. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not provided, so it is worth asking the school directly about those populations and the supports in place for them.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the picture is mixed and worth looking at honestly. In math, fourth graders perform the strongest among the tested grades, with third and fifth graders landing in the ballpark of about half of students reaching proficiency. In ELA, reading and writing results are more modest, with roughly half of fourth graders reaching proficiency and third and fifth grade results sitting below that. Fifth grade science proficiency, measured by the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, is lower still, with well under half of students meeting the bar. These results sit below where many families might hope, and a parent would do well to ask the school about its instructional supports, intervention programs, and how it tracks individual student progress over time.
Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving, flat, or declining. Program information was also not provided.
The surrounding neighborhood adds some texture to the context. Oakland Park is a city of modest single-family blocks mixed with apartments and commercial corridors, publicly described as one of Broward County's more actively redeveloping small cities. The Culinary Arts District along Dixie Highway is the commercial and civic heart, with breweries, restaurants, and a farmers' market presence. The residential areas near the school, including neighborhoods like North Andrews Gardens and Lloyd Estates, are generally quieter and family-oriented. The city has been adding downtown housing at a notable clip through projects like the Sky Building and the planned Horizon development, which are expected to bring more residents into the area over the next few years.
Publicly reported sources describe Oakland Park as having a substantial foreign-born population, which aligns with the school's demographic composition and suggests the surrounding community shares many of the same characteristics as the student body.
On housing, the local market around the school's zip code carries home values well above both state and national medians, with values having declined modestly year over year. Rents have held roughly flat. The ratio of rent to income sits at a level that housing economists would describe as a serious affordability strain, and the estimated monthly cost of ownership on a median-priced home in the area would represent a significant household budget commitment at current mortgage rates. Families considering this school's neighborhood should factor that context in.
The district brief for Broward County Public Schools returned no confirmed parent-relevant changes before research was exhausted, so that piece of the picture is left out here rather than filled in with guesses.
For a family weighing Oakland Park Elementary, the clearest facts are these: it is a diverse, economically mixed school serving a community in active transition, in a city that is growing and investing in itself. Academic results on state assessments are below the middle range, particularly in ELA and science, and that warrants a direct conversation with the school about how it supports students who are not yet meeting proficiency and what pathways it uses from early grades onward.
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