Tropical Elementary, 1500 SW 66th Ave., Plantation: pre-K to grade 5, 662 students on the Aug. 21 count. A B in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ 2026-27 zone map for Tropical Elementary (PDF), boundary maps and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Tropical Elementary is a Broward County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to fifth grade on SW 66th Avenue in south Plantation.

Who to call
Address 1500 SW 66th Ave., Plantation, FL 33317
Phone 754-323-7750
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 0731

Principal

Principal Robert N. Schneider, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 662 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, 65 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count. The count includes 5 pre-K children.
  • Federal count: 784 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 students per teacher, according to the NCES directory.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns from state test results and learning gains. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more, a B at 54% to 61% and a C at 41% to 53%.

School year Grade
2025-26 B (61% 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:

  • English language arts: 66% (third grade: 68%)
  • Math: 66%
  • Science: 56%

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 Tropical Elementary zone map (PDF). Comparing the district’s 2026-27 elementary, middle and high school attendance boundaries:

  • Middle and high school: the whole zone is zoned for Seminole Middle and then South Plantation High. Tropical’s zone makes up about 60% of Seminole’s.
  • In Plantation, about 16% of the addresses in Broward County’s address file are zoned for Tropical.

The School Board’s Jan. 21 actions, listed in the district’s May 12 Redefining Our Schools update (PDF), combined Plantation Middle and Plantation High into Plantation 6-12 for this school year; none of them changed Tropical Elementary’s own zone.

Calendar

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

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

Programs

The school’s specialized programs page says Tropical is home to one of the district’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing programs, focused on auditory oral learning: spoken language and listening skills.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Tropical Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade. The district counted 662 students there on Aug. 21, 2026, 5 of them in pre-K.

What is Tropical Elementary’s school grade?

A B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 61% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025 and an A in 2024.

Which middle and high school does Tropical Elementary feed into?

Seminole Middle and then South Plantation High, according to the district’s boundary maps.