EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY

EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY is an elementary campus of very small scale in GAINESVILLE, Florida, overseen by ALACHUA, works with 84 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY sits 86% below that benchmark.

Across the 60 schools in ALACHUA (28,255 students total), EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY logs that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Alachua County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 62.1%; this one delivers 76.9%, a residual of +14.8 points.

In the area at large, Alachua County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,949, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Alachua County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students), of which EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.4%.

EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY operates from an outlying location. EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 88 (now 84). The White share of enrollment fell from 66% to 55% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.