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What's the one class at MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
787
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192007034
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
734 W OHIO AVE, ORANGE CITY, FL 32763 · (386) 775-5200 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
462 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (141).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 45.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 787 | 58.7% | 50.4% |
| WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 764 | 58.6% | 47.4% |
| BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL APOPKA | 849 | 58.9% | 52.7% |
| GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELAND | 780 | 57.2% | 55.5% |
| IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE PALMETTO | 853 | 55.1% | 51.8% |
| MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 653 | 58.7% | 77.1% |
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 MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #1,318 of 2,136 | #35 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,266 of 2,149 ▲ 350 | #29 of 48 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,223 of 2,149 ▲ 268 | #30 of 48 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 787 | #497 of 2,267 | #3 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,144 of 2,077 | #36 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #467 of 2,108 | #8 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #959 of 2,188 | #24 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #376 of 621 | #9 of 17 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
787
+187 (+31%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 852
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 787 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 59% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 810 | 54.5 | 14.9:1 | 65% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 61% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 58% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 55 | 13.3:1 | 72% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 57 | 13.1:1 | 72% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 852 | 65 | 13.1:1 | 63% (537) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in ORANGE CITY, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 787 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 30% above the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
VOLUSIA is responsible for 87 schools, MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 61,765 students in all.
Of every 100 students at MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 42 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 37% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Volusia County is about 71% White. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 49 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.1:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Roughly 59% of students at MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Florida public elementary schools.
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.4% and a predicted 51.8%.
In Volusia County, the median household earns about $70,044 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Volusia County, 90 public schools serve about 61,765 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 31%, from 600 to 787. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.1:1, from 13.6:1.
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Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Other schools in ORANGE CITY
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,218 students
- ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
Nearby schools
- RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,218
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 2,855
- ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 594
- DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 780
- THE READING EDGE ACADEMY3.4 mi · 328
- VOLUSIA ONLINE LEARNING-FLVS (FRANCHISE)3.6 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 787 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 42% White, 37% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VOLUSIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.