MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES
- DTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (15).
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 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 33.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 40.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
Schools most like MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES
MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES this school | 111 | 72.1% | 36.5% |
| SEBRING PRE-K CENTER SEBRING | 136 | 65.4% | N/A |
| MITTYE P. LOCKE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY PREV PK-5 NEW PORT RICHEY | 84 | 64.3% | N/A |
| LINCOLN-MARTI CHARTER SCHOOLS(OSCEOLA CAMPUS) MIAMI | 120 | 60.8% | 40.9% |
| LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEE | 163 | 64.4% | 52.4% |
| WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL CHIEFLAND | 132 | 72.7% | 56.1% |
Where MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,930 of 2,136 | #36 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #2,065 of 2,149 ▼ 242 | #41 of 41 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,693 of 2,149 ▲ 98 | #28 of 41 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #2,194 of 2,267 | #41 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #379 of 2,188 | #13 of 41 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 111 | 8 | 13.9:1 | 72% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 74% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 11 | 11.8:1 | 73% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 62% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 20 | 8.0:1 | 69% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 18 | 7.5:1 | 79% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 46% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 134 | N/A | N/A | 13% (17) |
About MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES
MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES sits in BRADENTON, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrolled students number 111 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 82% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
The district for MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is MANATEE, with 80 schools and 54,215 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES, at 43%. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Manatee County, the White share is about 72%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 72%. That rate is above the 51% average among public schools in Manatee County.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 36.5% actual against 45.0% predicted.
Among Manatee County residents, the median household income is $78,457, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES, Manatee County has 85 other public schools.
The nearest public school is ROBERT H. PRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is run as a public charter school.
The school enrolled 111 students in 2024-25, 31 fewer than the 142 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.8:1 to 13.9:1.
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