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Enrollment
792
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033004063
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4095 18TH AVE NE, NAPLES, FL 34120 · (239) 377-8200 · Collier County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
552 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 64 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 16% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
59.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
59.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 61.3% |
% 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Where SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #890 of 2,136 | #16 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #1,110 of 2,149 | #28 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #881 of 2,149 | #14 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #479 of 2,267 | #6 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #580 of 2,077 | #26 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #1,355 of 2,108 | #18 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.9% | #76 of 621 | #3 of 9 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
792
+230 (+41%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.4:1
% White
24%
was 32%
% Hispanic
66%
was 59%
% Black
7%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 792 | 53.8 | 14.7:1 | 70% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 47.4 | 15.6:1 | 55% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 47.2 | 14.1:1 | 57% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 69% (390) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In NAPLES, Florida, SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 792 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 31% above the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls under COLLIER, which has 69 schools enrolling 48,252 students.
More than half of the students at SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic (66%). Beyond that, enrollment is 24% White and 7% Black. In Collier County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
The school has 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 2.8 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 70% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Collier County.
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.7% is 13.5 points above the 46.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Collier County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,045, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 75 public schools in the county, enrolling about 48,252, SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles from CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 59.7% is below the 61.8% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Rural: Fringe.
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 562 students in 2017-18 and 792 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over that span, the White share moved 8 points, to 24%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
Other schools in NAPLES
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
Nearby schools
- CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 836
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL3.8 mi · 2,054
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 645
- CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 1,013
- CORKSCREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 908
- ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 1,041
Frequently asked questions
About SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 792 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 24% White, 66% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by COLLIER in Collier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.