IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH operates as a compact elementary school in BRADENTON, Florida, operated by MANATEE. Current enrollment sits at 456 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 604.

MANATEE comprises 80 schools with combined enrollment of 54,215 students; IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH is among them.

On demographics, IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH reports that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 29% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 47.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Manatee County indicate median household income runs about $78,457, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students).

The closest other public school is CARLOS E. HAILE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 67.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 513 (now 456). The White share of enrollment declined from 71% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.