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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE·NCES 120024000297
PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4070 BEAVER LN, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33952 · (941) 255-7622 · Charlotte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
352 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
40.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 37.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 557 | 63.2% | 38.6% |
| DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 542 | 63.3% | 34.2% |
| WOODWARD AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELAND | 532 | 63.2% | 51.3% |
| WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLISTON | 515 | 63.3% | 45.8% |
| MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 515 | 61.6% | 63.9% |
| RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 592 | 66.0% | 59.2% |
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 PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Charlotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #1,867 of 2,136 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #1,838 of 2,149 ▲ 52 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,770 of 2,149 ▲ 3 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,192 of 2,267 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #557 of 2,077 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #357 of 2,108 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #784 of 2,188 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #812 of 1,374 | N/A |
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
557
+42 (+8%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 557 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 63% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 74% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 65% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 63% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 70% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 52 | 13.6:1 | 87% (614) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 53 | 13.6:1 | 82% (593) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 64% (412) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 35 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida. A federal count lists 557 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in CHARLOTTE, a district with 16,997 students across 24 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The largest is White students, at 47%. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Charlotte County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 38 full-time equivalents, or about 14.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 63%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Charlotte County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is D. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 10.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.6% versus 49.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Federal survey data for Charlotte County show that the median household income is $69,952, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 25 public schools in Charlotte County, enrolling about 16,997 students in all.
The shortest distance from PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to CHARLOTTE HARBOR SCHOOL. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th among 7 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put PEACE RIVER 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).
Federal data show an 8% enrollment rise, from 515 in 2020-21 to 557 in 2024-25.
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Charlotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
201,064
Census ACS
Median income
$69,952
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
16,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHARLOTTE
- CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,872 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,730 students
- LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,343 students
- PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,098 students
- BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLCombined · 1,053 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 858 students
Other schools in PORT CHARLOTTE
- PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,730 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 858 students
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 764 students
- NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 763 students
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 708 students
- MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 656 students
Nearby schools
- CHARLOTTE HARBOR SCHOOL0.1 mi · 130
- PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 858
- NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 763
- KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 579
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 708
- BAKER/HEAD START3.2 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 47% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CHARLOTTE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.