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Enrollment
1,356
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123008719
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8610 115TH AVE E, PARRISH, FL 34219 · (941) 803-9340 · Manatee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
511 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 192 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 199 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 239 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 254 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 257 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 215 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (192) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (215).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
63.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 67.7% |
% 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
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,356 | 37.7% | 67.2% |
| BELLE TERRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM COAST | 1,288 | 40.0% | 60.7% |
| BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY PANAMA CITY BEACH | 1,089 | 38.4% | 63.8% |
| OLD KINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLAGLER BEACH | 1,019 | 34.4% | 71.5% |
| THE ALVA SCHOOL ALVA | 1,203 | 37.9% | 62.5% |
| ANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARRISH | 981 | 34.9% | 70.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #556 of 2,136 | #13 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #598 of 2,149 ▲ 24 | #13 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #703 of 2,149 ▲ 55 | #12 of 41 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,356 | #51 of 2,267 | #1 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,706 of 2,077 | #39 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #945 of 2,108 | #19 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #1,650 of 2,188 | #31 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,356
+664 (+96%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,356 | 75 | 18.1:1 | 38% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 1,252 | 73 | 17.1:1 | 38% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 1,069 | 59 | 18.1:1 | 33% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 39% (269) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school based in PARRISH, Florida. It has an enrollment of 1,356 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 125% above that mark.
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in an 80-school district, MANATEE, which enrolls 54,215 students.
Federal enrollment data show BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 59% White. Next come 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 72% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 38%. Public schools in Manatee County average 51%.
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (67.2%) and its predicted rate (62.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Looking at the county, Manatee County, median household income comes to about $78,457, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 86, with about 54,208 students.
About 0.8 miles separate BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 6 other public schools. Local comparison: BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 67.2% versus a 57.1% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 692 to 1,356. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
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Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANATEE
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
Other schools in PARRISH
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- ANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 981 students
- PARRISH CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 891 students
- NORTH RIVER CHARTER ACADEMY INCElementary
Nearby schools
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 2,266
- PARRISH CHARTER ACADEMY2.7 mi · 891
- BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 1,171
- VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 863
- ANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 981
- IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE4.5 mi · 853
Frequently asked questions
About BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,356 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.