FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the cozy K-5 schools in SARASOTA, Florida, part of MANATEE, with 485 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 80 schools operated by MANATEE, a district that enrolls 54,215 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 22% White, 19% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Manatee County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.3%; actual is 59.8%, +15.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Manatee County put the typical household earns roughly $78,457 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Manatee County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students), FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ACCESS TO EDUCATION, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 545 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 29% to 22% across the same window.

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