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What's the most underrated thing about H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123001244
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5425 38TH AVE W, BRADENTON, FL 34209 · (941) 741-3170 · Manatee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
422 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
37.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 48.5% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #1,740 of 2,136 | #31 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,671 of 2,149 | #31 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,852 of 2,149 | #34 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #1,022 of 2,267 | #20 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #332 of 2,077 | #8 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #826 of 2,108 | #15 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #1,192 of 1,374 | #21 of 24 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
602
-28 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.0:1
% White
22%
was 31%
% Hispanic
56%
was 45%
% Black
16%
was 18%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 602 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 70% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 70% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 73% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 74% (467) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In BRADENTON, Florida, part of Manatee County, H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 602 students.
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 80 schools run by MANATEE, which serves 54,215 students.
More than half of enrollment at H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic: 56%. The remaining shares are 22% White, 16% Black, and 6% multiracial. Manatee County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
The school had 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 3.5 students per teacher. The school reported 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Manatee County is 51%.
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.6%) and its predicted rate (46.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Manatee County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $78,457, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Manatee County's 86 public schools enroll about 54,208 students and include H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest public school to H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 28 students, or 4%. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 45% to 56% over the same period.
The discussion board for H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANATEE
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
Other schools in BRADENTON
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,638 students
- TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCECombined · 1,441 students
- BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
Nearby schools
- W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,017
- SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 502
- ROBERT H. PRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 721
- MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES1.4 mi · 111
- ELECTA LEE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 679
- JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 22% White, 56% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MANATEE in Manatee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.