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What's one thing ACCELERATION ACADEMY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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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
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 281 | 67% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 418 | 5 | 83.6:1 | 56% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 5 | 72.8:1 | 35% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 5 | 52.6:1 | 57% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 4 | 88.8:1 | 50% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACCELERATION ACADEMY.
About ACCELERATION ACADEMY
ACCELERATION ACADEMY is a small high school in Florida, located in PORT ST LUCIE. Students in grades 8 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 418 students. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 60% smaller than that.
ACCELERATION ACADEMY is one school in a 53-school district, ST. LUCIE, which enrolls 49,308 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at ACCELERATION ACADEMY, at 36%. Other reported shares: 33% White, 27% Black, and 3% multiracial. St. Lucie County's residents are about 22% Hispanic, 14 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at ACCELERATION ACADEMY is 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 83.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. About 56% of students, or 236, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 57% average for public schools in St. Lucie County.
ACCELERATION ACADEMY is located in St. Lucie County, where the median household income is $71,457, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides ACCELERATION ACADEMY, St. Lucie County has 56 other public schools.
SAVANNA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.9 miles from ACCELERATION ACADEMY. The five-mile area around ACCELERATION ACADEMY holds at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for ACCELERATION ACADEMY is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 18% from its 2017-18 level of 355. By 2024-25, 27% of students were Black, compared with 44% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 88.8:1 in 2017-18, and 83.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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.