Apollo Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hollywood, Florida

Apollo Middle School in Hollywood, Florida enrolled 1,143 students in 2024-25 with 53.7 full-time teachers, 21.3 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

1,168 students in 2022-23, 1,172 students in 2023-24, 1,143 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.2 to 53.7.

Students enrolled at Apollo Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,168, 2023-24: 1,172, 2024-25: 1,14305001k1.5k2022-231,1682023-241,1722024-251,143
Students enrolled at Apollo Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,168, 2023-24: 1,172, 2024-25: 1,14305001k1.5k2022-231,1682023-241,1722024-251,143
Students enrolled at Apollo Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,168, 2023-24: 1,172, 2024-25: 1,14305001k1.5k2022-231,1682023-241,1722024-251,143
Students enrolled at Apollo Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,168, 2023-24: 1,172, 2024-25: 1,14305001k1.5k2022-231,1682023-241,1722024-251,143
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,16855.221.2
2023-241,17253.721.8
2024-251,14353.721.3

21.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Apollo Middle School 21.3; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherApollo Middle School 21.3state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Apollo Middle School 21.3; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherApollo Middle School 21.3state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Apollo Middle School 21.3; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherApollo Middle School 21.3state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Apollo Middle School 21.3; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherApollo Middle School 21.3state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 419 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Apollo Middle School enrolled 1,258 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 419 of the 1,258 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions63
  • Chronically absent40.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.4% of students were Hispanic, 33.5% Black, 8.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic51.4%
  2. Black33.5%
  3. White8.0%
  4. Asian3.6%
  5. Two or more races2.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Apollo Middle School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2246%54%53%
Math, 2022-2343%54% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Hollywood

8 public middle schools in Hollywood report 2024-25 enrollment; Apollo Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Apollo Middle School1,14321.345.1%
Driftwood Middle School95519.547.0%
Attucks Middle School63218.147.0%
Mcnicol Middle School58020.754.5%
Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science Middle School46123.11.5%
International Studies Academy Middle School288not reported45.5%
Championship Academy of Distinction Middle School242not reported12.8%
The Ben Gamla Preparatory Academy105not reported60.0%

All public schools in Hollywood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Apollo Middle School

  1. Driftwood Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 955 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Pines Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 626 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Apollo Middle School with Driftwood Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Broward County Public Schools spends per student$12,121 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,121
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaApollo Middle School is the number 77 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#77 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher21.3 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.21.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Apollo Middle School

  1. How many students attend Apollo Middle School?
    1,143 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,168 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hollywood, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Apollo Middle School?
    21.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Apollo Middle School a Title I school?
    Apollo Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Apollo Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Apollo Middle School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Apollo Middle School in?
    Broward County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120018000256 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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