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Enrollment
766
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009003676
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY
2501 HAWKS LANDING BLVD, PANAMA CITY, FL 32405 · (850) 248-3500 · Bay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
308 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
60.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
74.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 76.6% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY this school | 766 | 40.2% | 65.9% |
| PATHWAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORMOND BEACH | 667 | 42.7% | 66.0% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 695 | 43.9% | 71.0% |
| WEST NAVARRE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL NAVARRE | 739 | 37.2% | 70.6% |
| THUNDERBOLT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLEMING ISLAND | 756 | 40.3% | 77.9% |
| DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PT CHARLOTTE | 781 | 44.0% | 62.3% |
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 BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #605 of 2,136 | #5 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #454 of 2,149 ▼ 124 | #3 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #803 of 2,149 ▲ 3 | #6 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 766 | #540 of 2,267 | #3 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,327 of 2,077 | #15 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #1,081 of 2,108 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #1,575 of 2,188 | #16 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #1,371 of 1,374 | #10 of 10 |
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
766
-37 (-5%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 766 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 40% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 38% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 36% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 22% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 33% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 23% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 52 | 11.5:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY.
About BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of PANAMA CITY, Florida. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 766 students. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 27% higher.
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY is one school in BAY, a system of 47 schools with 27,494 students.
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY's enrollment is 63% White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Bay County residents are about 75% White. The chance that two students picked at random at BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Its 46 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY a B+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.0%. BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY scores 65.9%.
In Bay County (population about 186,393), median household income is about $73,533, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY is one of 50 public schools in Bay County, which together enroll about 27,672 students.
BAY HAVEN CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY is ahead of the 65.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics. BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
The student count in 2024-25 was 766, 5% below the 803 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
Other schools in PANAMA CITY
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 865 students
- DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 735 students
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY SABL INCElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 429
- HILAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 684
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,864
- NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER1.1 mi · 93
- MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 803
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMYHow large is BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY?
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 766 students in grades KG-05.
Is BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY is approximately 16.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY?
At BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY public or private?
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by BAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.