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RENAISSANCE ACADEMY

4351 MAHAN DR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 · (850) 391-5259 · Leon County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
195 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Kindergarten3514%
Grade 12812%
Grade 23012%
Grade 33514%
Grade 42611%
Grade 52611%
Grade 62410%
Grade 72510%
Grade 8146%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 150% larger than its 8th grade class (14).

Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
219%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
2410%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
17974%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
177%
DISTRICT 7% · 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
13556%
Female
10844%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
33.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.

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

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2533.9%45.0%
2023-2436.3%34.0%
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 RENAISSANCE ACADEMY

RENAISSANCE ACADEMY's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
RENAISSANCE ACADEMY this school24380.2%37.2%
SUSIE E. TOLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
24580.8%21.4%
LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA
21176.3%32.8%
LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
30378.5%37.4%
LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE
26884.7%34.7%
IVEY LANE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
28482.4%50.0%
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 RENAISSANCE ACADEMY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Leon County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.2%#1,916 of 2,136#24 of 28
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#1,760 of 2,149
▲ 224
#25 of 28
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.9%#1,975 of 2,149
▼ 181
#25 of 28
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
243#2,065 of 2,267#28 of 29
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#767 of 2,077#19 of 28
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.5%#1,583 of 2,108#21 of 28
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.2%#147 of 2,188#2 of 28
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-52.4%#16 of 1,374#1 of 24
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
243
-177 (-42%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 22.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252431615.2:180% (195)
2023-242441813.6:171% (174)
2022-233191718.8:183% (265)
2020-214201922.1:186% (361)
2017-18511539.6:118% (92)
2015-167144416.2:167% (479)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RENAISSANCE ACADEMY.

About RENAISSANCE ACADEMY

RENAISSANCE ACADEMY is an elementary school in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, reachable at (850) 391-5259. Its 243 students are spread across pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.

RENAISSANCE ACADEMY is among 51 schools run by LEON, which serves 31,579 students.

Black students are the majority at RENAISSANCE ACADEMY, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 9% White, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Leon County, the Black share is about 30%. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its teaching staff equals 16 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. Around 80% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 41% average among public schools in Leon County.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For RENAISSANCE ACADEMY, the prediction is 41.0% and the result is 37.2%.

Leon County has about 297,542 residents, and the median household income is $66,287, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides RENAISSANCE ACADEMY, Leon County has 62 other public schools.

W T MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.7 miles from RENAISSANCE ACADEMY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 37.2% is below the 59.2% average for nearby schools.

RENAISSANCE ACADEMY falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. RENAISSANCE ACADEMY is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

Enrollment was 420 in 2020-21 and 243 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. By 2024-25, the school had 15.2 students per teacher, compared with 22.1 in 2020-21.

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Leon County at a glance

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Population
297,542
Census ACS
Median income
$66,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
35,246 students

Quick facts

School name
RENAISSANCE ACADEMY
District
LEON
Address
4351 MAHAN DR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308
Phone
(850) 391-5259
County
Leon County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
243
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
195 (80%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120111008156
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RENAISSANCE ACADEMY
What is the total enrollment at RENAISSANCE ACADEMY?
RENAISSANCE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does RENAISSANCE ACADEMY serve?
RENAISSANCE ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at RENAISSANCE ACADEMY?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at RENAISSANCE ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at RENAISSANCE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at RENAISSANCE ACADEMY are roughly 9% White, 10% Hispanic, 74% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is RENAISSANCE ACADEMY in?
RENAISSANCE ACADEMY is part of LEON.
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