Norcrest Elementary, 3951 NE 16th Ave.: pre-K-5, 589 students on the Aug. 21 district count and a B in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ zone map for Norcrest Elementary (PDF), attendance boundaries, Tenth Day Enrollment Count and Redefining Our Schools reports, Broward County’s school boundary map data, city limits and property address points, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Norcrest Elementary is the Broward County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 on NE 16th Avenue in northeast Pompano Beach. Most of its zone is in neighboring Lighthouse Point; it also takes in 1,709 Pompano Beach addresses, about 3% of the city’s total, according to Broward County’s boundary map data and property appraiser address points.

Who to call
Address 3951 NE 16th Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Phone 754-322-7250
Grades Pre-K to grade 5
District Broward County Public Schools
State school number 0561

Principal

Principal Vanessa Schnur, according to the school’s Meet the Administrators page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 589 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, including 32 children in pre-K. That is 43 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 677 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.
  • Building use: the district’s 2026-27 data report (PDF) counts 597 students against a permanent capacity of 921, or 65%, and lists Norcrest among the schools enrolled below 70% of capacity.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. An elementary school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results in English language arts, math and science and on learning gains. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 B (55% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

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: 40%
  • English language arts: 50%
  • Math: 59%
  • Science: 43%

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 Norcrest Elementary zone map (PDF). About 70% of the zone’s area is in Lighthouse Point and 28% in Pompano Beach.

Comparing the district’s attendance boundaries, the whole zone goes on to:

No proposal in the district’s Redefining Our Schools plan presented Oct. 6 changes Norcrest’s zone.

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

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

Programs

The school’s specialized programs page describes a program for students with autism spectrum disorder: more than 70 students in self-contained classes with eight teachers certified in ASD.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Norcrest Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade. The school is at 3951 NE 16th Ave., Pompano Beach, and its main line is 754-322-7250.

What is Norcrest Elementary’s school grade?

Norcrest earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 55% of possible points, up from a C in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle and high school does Norcrest Elementary feed into?

Deerfield Beach Middle and Deerfield Beach High, for the whole zone, according to the district’s boundary maps.