LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1900 S 23RD ST, in FORT PIERCE, Florida, LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that serves 765 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of ST. LUCIE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 27% above typical.

ST. LUCIE comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 49,308 students; LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, St. Lucie County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above St. Lucie County's rate of about 57%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.1%; this one delivers 54.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for St. Lucie County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,457, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Lucie County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students), LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 52.6%.

LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 734 students in 2018 compared to 765 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 42% across the same window.

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