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Enrollment
853
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123007153
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE
9275 49TH AVE E, PALMETTO, FL 34221 · (941) 981-5345 · Manatee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
470 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 41 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (86).
Student demographics
68%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
54.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
62.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 51.3% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Schools most like IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE this school | 853 | 55.1% | 51.8% |
| MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE CITY | 787 | 58.7% | 50.4% |
| BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL APOPKA | 849 | 58.9% | 52.7% |
| TIMBERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELTONA | 730 | 52.9% | 63.1% |
| THE VILLAGES ELEMENTARY OF LADY LAKE SCHOOL LADY LAKE | 740 | 56.5% | 61.3% |
| WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 764 | 58.6% | 47.4% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,243 of 2,136 | #23 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #992 of 2,149 ▲ 332 | #21 of 41 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,079 of 2,149 ▲ 282 | #18 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #370 of 2,267 | #7 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,638 of 2,077 | #38 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #344 of 2,108 | #4 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #1,085 of 2,188 | #23 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.2% | #75 of 621 | #3 of 12 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
853
+255 (+43%) vs 2020
+120% since 2010-11, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 853 | 48 | 17.8:1 | 55% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 57% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 54% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 62% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 51% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 55% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 37% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE.
About IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE is a medium-sized elementary school in PALMETTO, Florida. The school's 853 students are in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE is part of a district of 80 schools: MANATEE, with 54,215 students.
White students are the largest group at IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE, with 39% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 72%. IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE's 48 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.8:1. Elementary schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 55%.
allk12 grades IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE a C+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE are 1.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.8% actual, 53.6% predicted).
Among Manatee County residents, median household income is about $78,457, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County, which together enroll about 54,208 students.
The shortest distance from IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE to another public school is about 2.1 miles, to VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 51.8% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE is run as a public charter school.
Federal counts for IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE: 598 students in 2020-21, 853 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 PALMETTO
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,171 students
- VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 863 students
- JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 614 students
- PALM VIEW K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 863
- BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,171
- PARRISH CHARTER ACADEMY3.0 mi · 891
- THE PORT ACADEMY3.3 mi · 21
- PALM VIEW K-8 SCHOOL3.4 mi · 606
- BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 1,356
Frequently asked questions
About IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEEWhat is the total enrollment at IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE?
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE enrolls approximately 853 students in grades PK-08.
Is IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE an elementary, middle, or high school?
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE have?
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE?
At IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE, the student body is approximately 39% White, 36% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE in?
IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE is part of MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.