BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL

BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, a sizable multi-level school in BABCOCK RANCH, Florida, part of CHARLOTTE, teaches 1,053 students, covering grades K through 12. That puts it 198% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 353 students.

BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL is one of 24 schools operated by CHARLOTTE, a district that serves 16,997 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder consists of 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 0% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Charlotte County (around 43%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 80.9%; this one comes in at 57.8%, -23.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Charlotte County reports that median household income runs about $69,952, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Charlotte County (combined enrollment of about 16,997 students).

RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site. As a public charter, BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL has rose 566%, going from 158 students in 2018 to 1,053 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 96% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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