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How has COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033008510
COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY
12101 IMMOKALEE RD, NAPLES, FL 34120 · (239) 330-3810 · Collier County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
245 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 9% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
54.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 52.9% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Where COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #934 of 2,136 | #17 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #1,255 of 2,149 | #31 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,101 of 2,149 | #19 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #1,096 of 2,267 | #19 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,154 of 2,077 | #32 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #830 of 2,108 | #5 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #1,521 of 2,188 | #27 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #231 of 621 | #6 of 9 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
580
-102 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 42% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 50% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 54% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 54% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 50% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY.
About COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY
In NAPLES, Florida, COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 580 students, from kindergarten through 8.
In COLLIER, 69 schools enroll a combined 48,252 students.
By race and ethnicity, COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY is 54% Hispanic. It is also 29% White, 13% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Collier County is roughly 28% Hispanic. COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 42% in 2024-25.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY would be expected to post about 60.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.6%.
Within Collier County, median household income is about $90,045, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Collier County number 75 and enroll about 48,252.
Of nearby public schools, NAPLES CLASSICAL ACADEMY is the closest, at about 2.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 15%, from 682 to 580. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.9 to 16.1 over 4 years.
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Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
Other schools in NAPLES
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
Nearby schools
- NAPLES CLASSICAL ACADEMY2.3 mi · 846
- CORKSCREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 908
- CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,013
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL3.2 mi · 2,054
- OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 1,172
- BIG CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 796
Frequently asked questions
About COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY?
COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 580 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY serve?
COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY.
How diverse is COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY?
COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY reports a student body of 29% White, 54% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY?
COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY is overseen by COLLIER in Collier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.