Bayview Elementary, 1175 Middle River Drive: pre-K-5, 567 students on the Aug. 21 district count and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ zone map for Bayview Elementary, attendance boundaries and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, Broward County’s school boundary map data and city limits map, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Bayview Elementary is the Broward County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 1175 Middle River Drive in Fort Lauderdale. Its attendance zone covers about 8% of the city’s area, in the northeast, according to Broward County’s boundary map data. Its 90% of possible points in the state’s 2026 grades file is the highest of any public school in Fort Lauderdale.

Who to call
Address 1175 Middle River Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Phone 754-322-5400
Grades Pre-K to grade 5
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 0641

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 567 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, including 39 children in pre-K. That is five more than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 575 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 19 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. A school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results, learning gains and, for high schools, the graduation rate and college and career acceleration. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (90% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • Third-grade English language arts: 94%
  • English language arts: 94%
  • Math: 98%
  • Science: 89%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool or the Bayview Elementary zone map (PDF). About 92% of the zone’s area is in Fort Lauderdale; the rest is in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

Comparing the district’s attendance boundaries, students in this zone go on to:

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar synopsis (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5

Bayview does not post bell times on its website; the front office can confirm them.

Programs

The school’s specialized programs page lists art, music and physical education as daily specials, and Club Bayview, an after-school enrichment program run through the district with clubs taught by Bayview teachers, including 3D art, cheerleading, chess, kickball, Lego, painting, robotics, Spanish and yoga.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Bayview Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade. It is a Broward County Public Schools school at 1175 Middle River Drive, Fort Lauderdale, and its main line is 754-322-5400.

What is Bayview Elementary’s school grade?

Bayview earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 90% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle and high school does Bayview Elementary feed into?

For middle school, Sunrise Middle; for high school, Fort Lauderdale High, according to the district’s boundary maps.