The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in Math. The lowest is 62% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mcnab Elementary School
McNab Elementary sits at the southeast edge of Pompano Beach, a city that has historically occupied a calmer, lower-cost position in Broward County relative to Fort Lauderdale to the south, though it is now in the middle of a pronounced development boom. Publicly reported coverage describes major mixed-use and luxury projects reshaping the beachfront and downtown corridors, a new civic district anchored by the library and cultural center on Atlantic Boulevard, and a Tri-Rail connection that gives residents commuter rail access to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. Inland from the beach, the city's residential texture is quieter and more car-dependent, with single-family neighborhoods and a light industrial base that includes healthcare, aviation, distribution, and hospitality employers. McNab's immediate neighborhood reflects that more residential, inland side of the city.
The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade. Because it tops out at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate here, and that metric simply does not apply to this setting.
On the state assessments Florida uses, McNab's results are a mixed picture. Third-grade math proficiency sits at a genuinely strong level by Florida standards, and fourth-grade math is solid as well. Third-grade reading is reasonably strong too. As students move into fourth and fifth grade, however, the proficiency rates in both math and English language arts step down noticeably, with fifth grade being the softest point across all tested subjects. Fifth-grade science proficiency lands in a moderate range. The overall pattern is one of relatively strong foundational results in the earlier tested grades that soften by fifth grade, a drop parents may want to raise directly with the school to understand what instructional factors are at play. Multi-year trend data was not available in what was provided, so it is not possible to say whether these patterns are improving, stable, or widening.
Demographically, the school is racially diverse. White students make up the largest share of enrollment, followed by Hispanic students, then Black students, with smaller Asian and multiracial populations. Just under half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school serves a genuinely economically mixed population. Data on students with IEPs or English language learner status was not reported in what was provided, so those dimensions cannot be characterized here.
The comparison framework the data provides covers districts in Broward County, and the cohort contains only a single district, which means a meaningful side-by-side positioning against other local schools is not available from this source. Chronic absenteeism data was also not reported.
Housing near the school reflects the broader Pompano Beach market, which carries home values above the Florida state median and well above the national median, with values having dipped modestly year over year. Rents are climbing and, measured against income, sit at a level that makes this a genuinely expensive rental market. The area is in the middle of a redevelopment surge, so buyers and renters should expect a market in flux, not a stable or settling one.
Program details for McNab were not available in the data provided, so it is not possible to speak to enrichment offerings, language programs, or any specialty tracks the school may run. Families considering the school would want to ask directly what programs exist for advanced learners and for students who need additional support, particularly given the slide in upper-grade proficiency.
District-level strategic priorities for Broward were searched but could not be confirmed within the available research, so that layer is left out rather than guessed at.
What McNab offers, based on the available evidence, is a racially and economically diverse elementary school in a residential corner of a city that is changing quickly around it, with encouraging results in the foundational tested grades and a set of open questions about the upper grades that a family would want to pursue before enrolling.
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