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KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 23300 QUASAR BLVD, in PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida, KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school that caters to 579 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by CHARLOTTE.
CHARLOTTE comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 16,997 students; KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Charlotte County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.8%; this one delivers 49.0%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Charlotte County indicate median household income runs about $69,952, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Charlotte County (combined enrollment of about 16,997 students).
Nearest neighbor: PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 55.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 4%, going from 600 students in 2018 to 579 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 20% to 24%.
On the community side, members of the KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Charlotte County at a glance
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