SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 3601 71ST ST W, in BRADENTON, Florida, SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a cozy K-5 school that serves 502 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of MANATEE.

SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 80 schools operated by MANATEE, a district that teaches 54,215 students overall.

Demographically, SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 31% White, 21% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Manatee County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.1%, the actual is 46.4%, a residual of -1.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Manatee County shows median household income runs about $78,457, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Manatee County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students), of which SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 502). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 26% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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