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If you could change one rule at ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,347
Elementary
DISTRICT 911 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LUCIE·NCES 120177006839
ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8
12051 NW COPPER CREEK DR, PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34987 · (772) 468-5050 · St. Lucie County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
766 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
54.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,347
+351 (+35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.1:1
% White
24%
was 31%
% Hispanic
39%
was 30%
% Black
30%
was 33%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- ST. LUCIE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM0.0 mi · 7
- SOMERSET COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY3.1 mi · 1,463
- SOMERSET CAREER ACADEMY3.1 mi · 40
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-83.8 mi · 1,700
- PALM POINTE K8 SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,597
- FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI3.9 mi · 1,501
Frequently asked questions
About ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8How large is ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8?
ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 enrolls approximately 1,347 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 serve?
ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 have?
ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8?
Student demographics at ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 are roughly 24% White, 39% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 in?
ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 is part of ST. LUCIE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.