LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES operates as a mid-tier primary school in BRADENTON, Florida, overseen by MANATEE. Current enrollment sits at 844 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 40% above typical.

Across the 80 schools in MANATEE (54,215 students total), LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% White, 21% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Manatee County's rate of about 51%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.4%; LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES posts 65.7%, +19.3 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Manatee County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,457, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Manatee County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students), of which LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one.

Nearest neighbor: HORIZONS ACADEMY, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES's enrollment has grew 61% since 2018, when it stood at 525 (now 844). The White share of enrollment declined from 32% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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