The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in Science. The lowest is 68% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Silver Ridge Elementary School
Silver Ridge Elementary sits on the southwestern edge of Davie, a large South Florida town that blends equestrian estates, busy commercial corridors, and a growing downtown core anchored by one of the state's densest university clusters. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public elementary within Broward County Public Schools.
The student body is sizable for an elementary school. Hispanic and white students each make up roughly two-fifths of enrollment, with Asian and Black students each representing a smaller but meaningful share, and a small multiracial population rounding out the mix. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a moderate economic concentration. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs were not available in what was provided.
On the Florida FAST assessments for the most recent school year, Silver Ridge posts results that sit comfortably above the midpoint. In ELA, proficiency rates across tested grades run from the upper sixties to the low seventies, with fourth grade showing the highest reading performance among the three tested years. Math results are similar, with third and fifth grade landing in the high sixties and fourth grade just a bit lower. Fifth-grade science proficiency, measured by the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, comes in at the low seventies, which is a genuinely strong result in that subject. Taken together, the school's academic picture across all three subjects is solidly above average by Florida standards, without a clear weak spot across any single grade or subject. Trend data across multiple years was not available, so it is not possible to characterize whether results have been rising, holding steady, or shifting.
No program information was included in the data, so specialty offerings, enrichment tracks, or extracurricular programs are not something that can be described here. A parent wanting to understand what Silver Ridge offers beyond core instruction would want to ask the school directly.
Davie as a place carries a genuinely distinctive character. The western sections still have working ranches and horse properties, and the older "Western" architectural identity shows up throughout. Daily life in most residential neighborhoods, including the area around Silver Ridge, is auto-dependent; the town has invested in sidewalks and streetscaping along Davie Road but the broader fabric is suburban and car-centered. Nova Southeastern University, Florida Atlantic University, and Broward College are all within the town's boundaries, creating an unusually active educational and civic environment. The town is in an active construction phase along its downtown corridor, with a large mixed-use development and multiple apartment projects underway, so families considering the area should expect continued change in the urban texture near the Davie Road spine.
Housing near the school's zip code carries a price tag well above both the Florida statewide median and the national median, and the cost-to-income relationship is notably stretched whether buying or renting. Rents consume a substantial share of a typical household's income by national benchmarks, and the estimated monthly ownership cost at current mortgage rates is high. Year-over-year home values have edged downward slightly in this zip code, roughly in line with the Florida trend, which stands in contrast to modest national appreciation. Families pricing in from outside South Florida should weigh these conditions carefully.
A comparative proficiency analysis relative to other districts in Broward County was not applicable here because Silver Ridge is a school, and the comparison pool contained only one district, Broward itself. That framing does not produce a useful peer benchmark for an individual school. The school's performance can be read against Florida state results, where the FAST data places it in favorable territory.
Chronic absenteeism and discipline data were not available, two areas a parent may want to ask the school about directly, particularly for younger children where attendance patterns tend to set foundational habits. District-level strategic priorities were not surfaced in the research, so that context is absent here rather than guessed at.
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