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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168007717
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH
6220 MCINTOSH RD, SARASOTA, FL 34238 · (941) 257-1124 · Sarasota County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- FBeats 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
14.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
15 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
45.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 63.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 79% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH this school | 433 | 3.5% | 50.5% |
| IMAGINE SCHOOLS PLANTATION CAMPUS PLANTATION | 441 | 1.8% | 77.5% |
| COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCONUT GROVE | 547 | 11.5% | 81.2% |
| THE READING EDGE ACADEMY DEBARY | 328 | 8.8% | 48.8% |
| INA A.COLEN ACADEMY OCALA | 546 | 11.7% | 72.7% |
| LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY TAMPA | 437 | 8.7% | 41.6% |
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 SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,315 of 2,136 | #24 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #1,132 of 2,149 ▼ 307 | #21 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,509 of 2,149 ▼ 47 | #26 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #1,667 of 2,267 | #27 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #430 of 2,077 | #13 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #932 of 2,108 | #6 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.5% | #2,169 of 2,188 | #30 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #1,015 of 1,374 | #13 of 16 |
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
433
+60 (+16%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 433 | 30.3 | 14.3:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 40% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH.
About IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH is a low-enrollment elementary school in SARASOTA, Florida. It had 433 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.
SARASOTA has 45,246 students in 60 schools, and IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH is one of those schools.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. County-wide, 82% of Sarasota County residents are White. The diversity index for IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 14.3:1 is based on 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 3%. Public schools in Sarasota County average 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Florida public elementary schools.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH scores 28.9 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.5%; the prediction is 79.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Sarasota County show that median household income comes to about $83,416, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sarasota County counts 63 public schools with about 45,253 students.
SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest public school to IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH's location as Suburb: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH had a net gain of 60 students, or 16%.
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Sarasota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
459,547
Census ACS
Median income
$83,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
45,253 students
Quick facts
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- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,579 students
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- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,359 students
- PINE VIEW SCHOOLCombined · 1,752 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
Other schools in SARASOTA
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,637 students
- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,359 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,290 students
- SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMYHigh · 997 students
- ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 964 students
Nearby schools
- SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,290
- ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 964
- GULF GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 596
- SARASOTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)1.9 mi · 12
- SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM1.9 mi · 103
- SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCHHow many students attend IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH?
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH serve?
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH is approximately 14.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH?
Student demographics at IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH are roughly 49% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH?
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH is overseen by SARASOTA in Sarasota County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.