The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in Math. The lowest is 50% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wilton Manors Elementary School
Wilton Manors Elementary sits on NE 3rd Avenue in one of South Florida's most distinctive small cities, a roughly two-square-mile enclave bordered by the Middle River and surrounded by Fort Lauderdale and Oakland Park. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Broward County district, drawing from a neighborhood that is walkable, tree-lined, and tightly residential just off the energy of the Wilton Drive corridor.
The student body is racially and ethnically mixed. Black students make up the largest group, followed by Hispanic students, then white students, with smaller shares of Asian and multiracial students. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this school in the higher-economic-need range. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs was not available in the information provided, so a parent with questions about language support or special education services would want to ask the school directly.
State assessment results are available for grades three through five on Florida's FAST assessments in math and ELA, and for fifth grade in science. In math, the school's results sit roughly in the middle of the Florida proficiency range across the tested grades, with fourth grade coming in somewhat stronger than third and fifth. ELA results follow a similar pattern, with fifth grade performing slightly better than the earlier grades, though third and fourth grade ELA results are a bit softer. Fifth-grade science results land near the midpoint statewide. Taken together, about half to two-thirds of tested students are reaching proficiency, depending on grade and subject. These are neither exceptionally strong nor particularly alarming numbers in the Florida context, but they sit below the top tier, and a parent may want to ask the school how it supports students who are not yet proficient and what the trend has looked like over time. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding, or declining.
No program offerings, magnet designation, or Title I status were reported in the data. The school is a standard public elementary, not a charter. No information on course access, staffing ratios, attendance rates, or discipline data was provided.
The surrounding city of Wilton Manors is publicly reported as nearly fully built out, so the neighborhood is stable in form even as some redevelopment pressure is building along the Wilton Drive commercial strip. Approved mixed-use apartment projects are in various stages of planning or early development, and residents have publicly noted concern about the community's small-town character. For a family weighing whether to buy or rent nearby, the housing market is expensive relative to both state and national benchmarks, with home values well above the Florida median and rents that consume a substantial share of a typical household's income. Year-over-year, home values in the immediate zip code have edged down slightly while rents have ticked up. The affordability math here is genuinely challenging.
Wilton Manors itself is widely known as an inclusive community with a large LGBTQ+ population, and publicly reported accounts describe the city's identity as openly affirming. The Wilton Drive corridor offers restaurants, nightlife, a weekend green market, and street-level retail within easy walking distance. Parks are well-distributed across the small city's footprint, with Hagen Park adjacent to City Hall and Colohatchee Park offering mangrove preserve and waterfront access. Transit service exists via Broward County bus routes, though it is moderate rather than robust, and most residents drive.
For a family thinking about Broward County comparison context: the neighbor comparison data was not usable here because there is only one district in the county comparison pool, so no meaningful positioning against peer districts is possible.
The honest picture is a neighborhood school in a lively, identity-forward small city, with moderate state assessment results and a student body that includes a meaningful share of higher-need students. Families who want to understand the school's academic trajectory, its support structures, and any enrichment programs available should plan a direct conversation with school administration, since those details were not captured in the available data.
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