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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123007772
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL
1607 17TH ST W, PALMETTO, FL 34221 · (941) 723-3711 · Manatee County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Florida public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
154 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% larger than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
77.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
89.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.4% | 89.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 89.9% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (84.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 458 | 33.6% | 84.4% |
| ORANGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 489 | 35.2% | 93.8% |
| LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 499 | 34.1% | 75.5% |
| ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEMINOLE | 405 | 36.3% | 87.1% |
| PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY BEACH | 589 | 33.3% | 72.4% |
| PASADENA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 459 | 30.5% | 79.6% |
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 PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #67 of 2,136 | #1 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #60 of 2,149 ▼ 18 | #1 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #221 of 2,149 ▼ 110 | #3 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #1,585 of 2,267 | #33 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #220 of 2,077 | #4 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #1,491 of 2,108 | #34 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #1,736 of 2,188 | #34 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.2% | #129 of 621 | #6 of 12 |
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
458
+94 (+26%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 458 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 34% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 29% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 29% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 32% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 36% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL.
About PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in PALMETTO, Florida. There are 458 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 24% below that mark.
MANATEE oversees PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL and 79 other schools, with 54,215 students in total.
About 71% of the student body at PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL is White. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Manatee County residents are about 72% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
Based on 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL has a ratio of 13.5:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 4.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 34%. That is 17 points below the 51% average for public schools in Manatee County.
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of Florida public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida schools. It scores 84.4%; the prediction is 64.3%.
The school's county is Manatee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $78,457, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 86 public schools in the county, enrolling about 54,208, PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL among them.
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 45.6% on proficiency, and PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL is above that at 84.4%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL as a charter school.
Enrollment rose by 26% across 4 years, from 364 in 2020-21 to 458 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.2:1 to 13.5:1.
On allk12, people connected to PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANATEE
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
Other schools in PALMETTO
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,171 students
- VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 863 students
- IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEEElementary · 853 students
- JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 614 students
Nearby schools
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 519
- JUST FOR GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 33
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,185
- MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)1.3 mi · 38
- MANATEE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM1.3 mi · 151
- LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL?
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 458 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL?
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL in?
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL is part of MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.