Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168010817
COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK
6278 N FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308 · (941) 357-4783 · Sarasota County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
180 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 36% larger than its 7th grade class (45).
Student demographics
45%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
65.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 50.8% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK
COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK this school | 409 | 44.0% | 60.8% |
| GENEVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GENEVA | 486 | 42.2% | 70.4% |
| SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS | 428 | 39.7% | 72.3% |
| AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERRITT ISLAND | 416 | 45.0% | 65.2% |
| HIGHLAND LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 449 | 39.6% | 63.0% |
| VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROTONDA WEST | 494 | 44.7% | 66.0% |
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 COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #832 of 2,136 | #18 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #850 of 2,149 ▲ 492 | #16 of 30 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #743 of 2,149 ▼ 49 | #14 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #1,741 of 2,267 | #29 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,226 of 2,077 | #26 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #1,534 of 2,108 | #22 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #1,469 of 2,188 | #19 of 30 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | 18% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK.
About COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK
Among the schools in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, is COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK, a low-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 409 students in kindergarten through 7. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
Enrollment across the 60 schools in SARASOTA totals 45,246 students.
The largest group at COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is White students, at 72%. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Sarasota County, the White share is about 82%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK scores 45%.
The school's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Sarasota County average a similar 44%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is +1.6 points: 60.8% actual, 59.1% predicted.
The school is in Sarasota County, where median household income comes to about $83,416, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sarasota County counts 63 public schools with about 45,253 students.
Among nearby public schools, STATE COLLEGE OF FLA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL-VENICE is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK ranks 6th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area. COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is a public charter school.
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Sarasota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
459,547
Census ACS
Median income
$83,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
45,253 students
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- PINE VIEW SCHOOLCombined · 1,752 students
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- STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,286 students
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- STATE COLLEGE OF FLA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL-VENICE0.3 mi · 290
- TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 844
- VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.4 mi · 732
- GLENALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 749
- SKY ACADEMY ENGLEWOOD5.5 mi · 327
- HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 945
Frequently asked questions
About COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARKHow large is COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK?
COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK serve?
COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK serves grades KG-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is approximately 16.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK?
Student demographics at COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK are roughly 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK in?
COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is part of SARASOTA.
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