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GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY
GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in SANFORD, Florida, overseen by SEMINOLE, caters to 804 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.
Within SEMINOLE, which oversees 74 schools and 63,934 students, GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY is one campus in the system.
On demographics, GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Seminole County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.3%; this one delivers 68.9%.
Zooming out to the county, Seminole County reports that median household income runs about $85,761, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Seminole County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY is one campus in the mix.
GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 52.7%.
The school occupies a rural site. As a public charter, GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Inside the community feed, members of the GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING SKYWAY community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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