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JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

601 43RD ST W, BRADENTON, FL 34209 · (941) 741-3300 · Manatee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
408 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5610%
Kindergarten8214%
Grade 18314%
Grade 28014%
Grade 311019%
Grade 49116%
Grade 58414%

This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
25343%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
22538%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
549%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
437%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
30953%
Female
27747%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
44.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
55.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 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 down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.9%55.1%
2023-2446.0%61.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school58669.6%52.6%
CHASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT RICHEY
61270.1%38.5%
ANCLOTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY
54371.8%30.3%
SUWANNEE PINEVIEW ELEMENTARY
LIVE OAK
65870.2%50.8%
GULF TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLIDAY
62569.0%44.4%
JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY
51369.8%50.9%
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 JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Manatee County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.6%#1,199 of 2,136#21 of 41
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.1%#1,327 of 2,149
▼ 450
#25 of 41
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.9%#1,548 of 2,149
▼ 202
#24 of 41
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
586#1,078 of 2,267#21 of 45
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#247 of 2,077#5 of 39
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.2%#542 of 2,108#8 of 39
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.6%#472 of 2,188#15 of 41
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.9%#361 of 1,374#5 of 24
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 2024-25
Enrollment
586
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255864313.6:170% (408)
2023-245694412.9:170% (396)
2022-236143915.7:166% (408)
2020-216063915.5:173% (442)
2017-187705115.1:168% (524)
2015-168144916.6:165% (526)
2010-117634716.2:160% (458)
2000-017194217.1:125% (181)
1990-918414220.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in Florida, located in BRADENTON. It reported 586 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.

JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in MANATEE, a system of 80 schools with 54,215 students.

White students account for 43% of enrollment at JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, more than any other group. Other students are 38% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Manatee County residents are about 72% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.

The school has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Of all students at JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 70% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Manatee County report 51%.

On the allk12 Grade, JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Florida public elementary schools.

On BeatsExpectations, JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.

In Manatee County, median household income comes to about $78,457, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Manatee County counts 86 public schools with about 54,208 students.

PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS is about 0.2 miles from JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 20 students, or 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Manatee County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MANATEE
Address
601 43RD ST W, BRADENTON, FL 34209
Phone
(941) 741-3300
County
Manatee County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
586
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
408 (70%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
120123001225
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 586 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 43% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MANATEE in Manatee County.
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