HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

As a micro-enrollment elementary school in NEWBERRY, Florida, HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL teaches 107 students from grades K through 5, operated by ALACHUA. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 82% below typical.

ALACHUA comprises 60 schools with combined enrollment of 28,255 students; HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Alachua County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.0%, the actual is 67.3%, a residual of -8.7 points.

In the broader community, Alachua County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,949 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alachua County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students), HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 61.7%.

HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location. As a public charter, HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 101 students in 2018 compared to 107 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 68% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 33.7:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, 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.