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Enrollment
557
Combined
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LUCIE·NCES 120177008887
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
2902 S JENKINS RD, FORT PIERCE, FL 34981 · (772) 837-9300 · St. Lucie County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
68 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 3% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
52.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
55.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 41.2% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 75% 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 →
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 557 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 50% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 29.9 | 14.0:1 | 66% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
About INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels for students in FORT PIERCE, Florida. The school serves kindergarten through 12. Enrollment is 557 students. Combined schools in Florida have about 353 students on average; enrollment here is 58% higher.
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is in ST. LUCIE, a district with 49,308 students across 53 schools.
More than half of enrollment at INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is White: 62%. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
For every teacher at INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY, there are about 13.6 students; the school has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, combined schools in Florida average 17.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 12%. Across public schools in St. Lucie County, the average is 57%.
A school in Florida with INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 75.1%. INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY scores 48.0%.
In the surrounding county, St. Lucie County, median household income comes to about $71,457, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 57 public schools and about 50,809 students.
About 0.9 miles separate INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY from the closest public school, MOSAIC DIGITAL ACADEMY K-12. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.0%; INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY's is 48.0%, ranking 4th of 6.
Federal data place INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a publicly funded charter school.
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St. Lucie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,500
Census ACS
Median income
$71,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
50,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LUCIE
- FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,178 students
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
Other schools in FORT PIERCE
- FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,178 students
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- LINCOLN PARK ACADEMYHigh · 1,667 students
- FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 855 students
- SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESElementary · 786 students
- LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 765 students
Nearby schools
- MOSAIC DIGITAL ACADEMY K-120.9 mi · 251
- SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES0.9 mi · 786
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS TREASURE COAST1.5 mi · 46
- FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 855
- FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 653
- DATA HOUSE2.1 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMYHow many students attend INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-12.
Is INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY have?
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
At INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY public or private?
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ST. LUCIE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.