The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in Math. The lowest is 64% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Silver Palms Elementary School
Silver Palms Elementary sits in the western reaches of Pembroke Pines, a large suburban city in southwest Broward County that has grown from a cluster of subdivisions into one of South Florida's most populous communities. The neighborhood around the school is firmly auto-oriented, planned residential in character, with homes ranging from single-family houses to gated communities. Daily necessities require a car, though the city has threaded sidewalks and paths through many neighborhoods, and an "Academic Village" cluster nearby is served by community bus routes. Home prices in the zip code run well above both state and national medians, and rents are high enough that rent represents a substantial share of a typical household's income. A portion of the school's families reflect that economic reality, with a meaningful share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, though the majority do not.
The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade, which means there is no graduation rate to report, and AP or career-pathway metrics do not apply here. State testing covers grades three through five in Florida, and the results Silver Palms posted on the FAST assessments in 2024-25 give a reasonably clear picture.
In math, third graders performed at a strong level, with the large majority of students reaching proficiency. Fourth grade held nearly as well. Fifth grade math was lower, with more than two-thirds still proficient but a noticeable drop from the earlier grades. That fifth-grade dip is worth a parent asking the school about, whether it reflects curriculum transition, a particular cohort, or something structural. In reading and language arts, fourth grade was the strongest year, with a high rate of proficiency, while third and fifth grades were lower but still showed most students reaching the benchmark. Science is tested only at fifth grade, and scores there came in below the math and ELA results for that year, with roughly three in five students proficient. That is a softer showing than the other subjects, and a parent with a science-curious child may want to ask how the school supports students who are close to but not yet at the benchmark. Multi-year trend data was not available in the data provided, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline.
The school's student body is predominantly Hispanic, with Black students making up roughly a quarter of enrollment, white students a smaller share, and smaller representation of Asian and multiracial students. IEP and English learner rates were not available in the data provided, so a parent whose child receives special education services or is an English language learner should ask the school directly about those programs and staffing. The enrollment sits at a size that is fairly typical for an elementary school serving this grade span, spread across full grade levels from pre-K through fifth.
Because only one district serves Broward County as a whole, the comparison set used here has only one member, which means no meaningful ranking against neighboring districts is possible. Silver Palms is part of Broward County Public Schools, a very large urban-suburban system. No district-specific changes or strategic priorities were found in available public sources before research concluded, so that context is left out rather than guessed at.
Pembroke Pines itself continues to grow, though the pace is slower now than during its rapid expansion decades ago. The city has shifted toward infill and mixed-use development, adding rental housing near the Pines City Center and recently allowing accessory dwelling units to address housing costs. Healthcare, retail, and education anchor the local employment base, with Memorial Healthcare System and the city's own government among the larger employers. The publicly reported civic infrastructure is real and accessible: multiple Broward County Library branches, nearly thirty city parks, and a transit network that connects key destinations even if most trips still happen by car.
For a family moving into this part of Pembroke Pines, Silver Palms offers reading and math results that are generally solid in the early grades, a diverse peer community, and a neighborhood setting typical of western Broward. The fifth-grade science numbers and the lack of trend data over time are the areas where a direct conversation with the school would give the most useful picture.
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