The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in Math. The lowest is 34% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Morrow Elementary School
Morrow Elementary sits in North Lauderdale, a compact residential suburb in north-central Broward County that grew up fast in a 1970s construction boom and has since settled into a steady, built-out community. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Broward County Public Schools district. Its enrollment is in a moderate range for an elementary school of its grade span, and it draws from a neighborhood that is publicly reported as majority-Black with a substantial Hispanic population, reflecting the broader demographic character of North Lauderdale itself. A large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this school in the higher end of economic need among elementary schools.
On state assessments, Morrow's results are available for grades three through five on Florida's FAST Math and FAST ELA, as well as the grade five science assessment. In math, third and fourth graders perform at a level that sits roughly around or modestly above the midpoint among students statewide, while fifth grade math proficiency falls below that point. Reading follows a similar arc: third grade ELA proficiency is in the lower range, fourth grade edges higher, and fifth grade trails both. Fifth grade science results are in the lower tier. Taken together, proficiency across tested grades and subjects falls below the majority of Florida elementary schools, and parents who want to understand what the school is doing to close these gaps may want to ask the school directly. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the data whether scores are moving in any direction.
Data on chronic absenteeism, special education enrollment rates, and English learner identification rates were not included in what was provided, which leaves some gaps in the picture of student support. The school's Title I status was also not indicated in the data, though the student income profile would lead many families to ask whether additional federal resources are in place.
North Lauderdale is car-dependent; publicly reported walkability scores in its neighborhoods fall well below average, and most families rely on personal vehicles to move around. The city packs a fair number of parks into its modest footprint, anchored by Hampton Pines Park and the Jerry Resnick Aquatic Center, which give families recreational options close to home. A community shuttle connects to Broward County Transit routes for those who rely on public transportation. The community has a strong Caribbean presence, with Trinidadian and Jamaican dining among the locally noted features. The area describes itself as diverse and family-oriented, and its housing stock, largely modest single-family homes and townhouses from the 1970s and 1980s building era, reflects a working-to-middle-income starter-home character.
On housing, the local zip code sits at a home value level that tracks close to both the Florida state median and the national median, though prices have moved downward over the past year. Rents have also softened slightly but remain at a level that represents a substantial share of a typical household's income, placing meaningful affordability pressure on renting families. No recent major development activity was confirmed within North Lauderdale itself; the surrounding area's growth is concentrated in neighboring communities rather than within the city's already-built footprint.
No information on specific program offerings at Morrow was available in the data provided. District-level changes in Broward County Public Schools that would directly affect Morrow were not identified before the research budget for that search was exhausted, so that piece was left out rather than estimated.
For a family in North Lauderdale zoned to Morrow, the school offers pre-K access, which matters for families with young children, and sits within a diverse, stable residential community. The academic proficiency picture, as the state assessment data shows it, is one where a meaningful portion of students are not yet reaching grade-level benchmarks, particularly in reading and fifth grade across subjects. That is a fact worth sitting with and raising with school staff about what targeted supports are in place.
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