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What advice would you give to incoming students at FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI?
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Enrollment
1,501
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,414 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAU LAB SCH·NCES 120201207467
FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI
10680 SW ACADEMIC WAY, PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34987 · (772)345-3245 · St. Lucie County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
816 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 156 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 159 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 159 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 167 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 166 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 184 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (156) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (173).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2023-24 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
FL avg 52.9%
Math
74.2%
FL avg 55.7%
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Lucie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #444 of 2,136 | #4 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #480 of 2,149 | #4 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #355 of 2,149 | #4 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,501 | #28 of 2,267 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,152 of 2,077 | #8 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #160 of 2,108 | #6 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #1,120 of 2,188 | #24 of 31 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
1,501
+93 (+7%) vs 2017
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,453
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.5:1
% White
38%
was 40%
% Hispanic
31%
was 32%
% Black
22%
was 19%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 1,501 | 88 | 17.1:1 | 54% (816) |
| 2022-23 | 1,460 | 90.7 | 16.1:1 | 52% (754) |
| 2020-21 | 1,439 | 92 | 15.6:1 | 51% (737) |
| 2017-18 | 1,408 | 97 | 14.5:1 | 58% (820) |
| 2015-16 | 1,422 | 109 | 13.1:1 | 43% (605) |
| 2010-11 | 1,453 | 99 | 14.7:1 | 46% (665) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI.
About FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI
FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI is a high-enrollment elementary school in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, one of the schools in FAU LAB SCH. The school offers kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 1,501 students. The school is 149% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Florida.
FAU LAB SCH oversees FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI and 1 other school, with 2,827 students in total.
No group is above 50% at FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI; the largest is White, at 38%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of St. Lucie County, the White share is about 57%. The diversity index for FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI has a ratio of 16.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in St. Lucie County is similar, at 57%.
FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 16.6 points (70.5% versus 53.9%), a top-10% result in Florida on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for St. Lucie County show the median household earns about $71,457 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 57 public schools and about 50,809 students.
Among nearby public schools, PALM POINTE K8 SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 70.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI is a publicly funded charter school.
In 2023-24, the school enrolled 1,501, up from 1,408 in 2017-18. By 2023-24, the school had 17.1 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2017-18.
On allk12, people connected to FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 FAU LAB SCH
- A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,326 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
- PALM POINTE K8 SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,597
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TRADITION1.7 mi · 1,144
- TRADITION PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 956
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-82.9 mi · 1,700
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL3.0 mi · 1,727
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGH3.7 mi · 2,914
Frequently asked questions
About FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITIHow large is FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI?
FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI enrolls approximately 1,501 students in grades KG-08.
Is FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI an elementary, middle, or high school?
FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI have?
FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI?
Student demographics at FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI are roughly 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI public or private?
FAU/SLCSD PALM POINTE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL @ TRADITI is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by FAU LAB SCH.
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