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If you had an hour of school board time for ACCELERATION ACADEMY, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
418
High
DISTRICT 1,262 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LUCIE·NCES 120177008545
ACCELERATION ACADEMY
329 SE PORT ST LUCIE BLVD, PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34984 · (772) 618-1777 · St. Lucie County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
83.6:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
236 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
own-school result
Math
23.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
+63 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
83.6:1
was 88.8:1
% White
33%
was 27%
% Hispanic
36%
was 26%
% Black
27%
was 44%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ACCELERATION ACADEMY
Located at 329 SE PORT ST LUCIE BLVD, in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, ACCELERATION ACADEMY is a compact four-year high school that caters to 418 students (grades 8 through 12), run under ST. LUCIE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so ACCELERATION ACADEMY sits 60% smaller than that benchmark.
ACCELERATION ACADEMY is one of 53 schools operated by ST. LUCIE, a district that serves 49,308 students overall.
Demographically, ACCELERATION ACADEMY records that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 33% White, 27% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, St. Lucie County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, ACCELERATION ACADEMY shows 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 83.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting ACCELERATION ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at ACCELERATION ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Lucie County put median household earnings sit near $71,457, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Lucie County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students), ACCELERATION ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.
SAVANNA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ACCELERATION ACADEMY has grew 18%, going from 355 students in 2018 to 418 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 44% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 88.8:1 in 2018 to 83.6:1 in 2025.
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St. Lucie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,500
Census ACS
Median income
$71,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
50,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LUCIE
- FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,178 students
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
Other schools in PORT ST LUCIE
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-8Elementary · 1,700 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,662 students
Nearby schools
- SAVANNA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 512
- NORTHPORT K-8 SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,206
- FLORESTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 659
- RIVERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 778
- PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,793
- SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About ACCELERATION ACADEMYHow large is ACCELERATION ACADEMY?
ACCELERATION ACADEMY enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does ACCELERATION ACADEMY serve?
ACCELERATION ACADEMY serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACCELERATION ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACCELERATION ACADEMY is approximately 83.6:1 (5 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ACCELERATION ACADEMY?
ACCELERATION ACADEMY reports a student body of 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees ACCELERATION ACADEMY?
ACCELERATION ACADEMY is overseen by ST. LUCIE in St. Lucie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.