Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy

Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy is a 9-12 campus of rural-scale scale in Mobile, Alabama, overseen by Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts, teacheing 235 students in grades 6 through 11. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy sits 66% smaller than that benchmark.

Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts is the operating authority for Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy reports that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.1:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 36.4%.

Around the school, census data for Mobile County shows median household earnings sit near $58,880, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Mobile County runs 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students), of which Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy is one.

SpencerWestlawn Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.