MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY

Located at 2255 SAN MARCO RD, in MARCO ISLAND, Florida, MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY is a micro-enrollment high school that enrolls 298 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by COLLIER. Enrollment runs roughly 71% below the state mean of about 1,035.

COLLIER comprises 69 schools with combined enrollment of 48,252 students; MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY reports that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Collier County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Collier County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY 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 68.4%; MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY posts 82.5%, +14.1 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Collier County put the typical household earns roughly $90,045 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY is one of 75 public schools in Collier County (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE, around 2.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 34%: 223 students in 2018 compared to 298 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 28% across the same window.

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