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MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.

802 NW SEMINARY AVE, MICANOPY, FL 32667 · (352) 466-0990 · Alachua County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Florida public elementary schools
  • B+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.
  • ·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
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
60 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3617%
Grade 13617%
Grade 23517%
Grade 33717%
Grade 43717%
Grade 53115%

This year's kindergarten class (36) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (31).

Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
16980%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
2210%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
147%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
73%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
9243%
Female
12057%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
60.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2560.3%77.5%
2023-2463.5%74.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.

MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.'s state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. this school21228.3%67.6%
ANNA MARIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLMES BEACH
19034.2%80.3%
CORONADO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW SMYRNA BEACH
24227.3%89.4%
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCOA BEACH
27534.9%72.6%
ACADEMIE DA VINCI CHARTER SCHOOL
DUNEDIN
33629.5%78.7%
SEA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SATELLITE BEACH
30828.6%72.7%
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 MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Alachua County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.6%#544 of 2,136#3 of 27
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
77.5%#368 of 2,149
▲ 16
#4 of 27
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.3%#822 of 2,149
▼ 230
#15 of 27
▼ 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
212#2,095 of 2,267#24 of 31
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#174 of 2,077#2 of 24
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
34.8%#1,762 of 2,108#20 of 24
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
28.3%#1,856 of 2,188#28 of 29
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 2024-25
Enrollment
212
+15 (+8%) vs 2020
+130% since 2000-01, when it was 92
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252121613.3:128% (60)
2023-242151514.3:135% (75)
2022-232171415.5:135% (77)
2020-211971216.4:134% (66)
2017-18212N/AN/A51% (109)
2015-161981513.2:148% (96)
2010-11116129.7:153% (62)
2000-0192N/AN/A43% (40)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC..

About MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.

MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. is a very small elementary school in ALACHUA, located in MICANOPY, Florida. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 212 students. That is 65% below the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.

ALACHUA is the local district for MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.. It runs 60 schools with 28,255 students.

About 80% of the student body at MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. is White. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Alachua County, the White share is about 61%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.

MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The school has 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Alachua County average 48%.

Among Florida public elementary schools, MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC., the prediction is 67.0% and the result is 67.6%.

American Community Survey estimates for Alachua County show that median household income comes to about $61,949, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 68, with about 29,618 students.

MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. is about 0.4 miles from MICANOPY ACADEMY, its nearest public school. MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 58.2% on proficiency, and MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. is above that at 67.6%.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant). The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

The school's enrollment increased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.4:1 to 13.3:1.

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Alachua County at a glance

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Population
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students

Quick facts

School name
MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.
District
ALACHUA
Address
802 NW SEMINARY AVE, MICANOPY, FL 32667
Phone
(352) 466-0990
County
Alachua County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
212
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
60 (28%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
120003003145
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.
How large is MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.?
MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. serve?
MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. is approximately 13.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.?
At MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC., the student body is approximately 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.?
MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC. is overseen by ALACHUA in Alachua County.
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