LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a heavily attended K-5 school in NORTH PORT, Florida, part of SARASOTA. Current enrollment sits at 1,025 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 70% larger than typical.

LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 60 schools operated by SARASOTA, a district that educates 45,246 students overall.

Demographically, LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 66%; the rest comes out to 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Sarasota County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sarasota County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Sarasota County put median household earnings sit near $83,416, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Sarasota County (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students).

The closest other public school is IMAGINE SCHOOL AT NORTH PORT, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 843 (now 1,025). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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