ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8

As a well-populated elementary school in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 caters to 1,347 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by ST. LUCIE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 sits 123% larger than that benchmark.

ST. LUCIE comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 49,308 students; ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 is among them.

In terms of who attends, ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Black, 24% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 records 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 57% of students at ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 57.1%.

Across the wider county, 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 the poverty rate sits near 9%. ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 is one of 57 public schools in St. Lucie County (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students).

ST. LUCIE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.3%.

ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 has expanded 35%, going from 996 students in 2018 to 1,347 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 30% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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