COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK

COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is one of the modestly sized elementary schools in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, operated by SARASOTA, with 409 students on its rolls from grades K through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 604.

Within SARASOTA, which oversees 60 schools and 45,246 students, COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.1%; this one delivers 60.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Sarasota County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,416 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Sarasota County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), of which COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK is one.

Nearest neighbor: STATE COLLEGE OF FLA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL-VENICE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 64.2%.

COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK operates from a rural location. COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Inside the community feed, the feed for COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.