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What's the most underrated thing about BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
879
Elementary
DISTRICT 911 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LUCIE·NCES 120177002638
BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1661 SW BAYSHORE BLVD, PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34984 · (772) 340-4720 · St. Lucie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL879 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
595 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
44.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
61.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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
879
+234 (+36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 14.7:1
% White
20%
was 34%
% Hispanic
34%
was 29%
% Black
39%
was 27%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary campus, one of the schools within ST. LUCIE. It educates 879 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 604.
ST. LUCIE runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 49,308 students. BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Lucie County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.3%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for St. Lucie County put median household income runs about $71,457, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, St. Lucie County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students), of which BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 50.5%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 36%, going from 645 students in 2018 to 879 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 34% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 WEST K-8 SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,662
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGH1.1 mi · 2,914
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,727
- SOMERSET ACADEMY BETHANY2.0 mi · 527
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-82.0 mi · 1,700
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL OF ST. LUCIE2.2 mi · 1,413
Frequently asked questions
About BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 879 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 20% White, 34% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LUCIE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.