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What's the biggest difference between ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,662
Elementary
DISTRICT 911 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LUCIE·NCES 120177003502
ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL
1501 SW CASHMERE BLVD, PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34986 · (772) 785-6630 · St. Lucie County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,662 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
1,021 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
53.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,662
+322 (+24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.4:1
% White
23%
was 39%
% Hispanic
36%
was 32%
% Black
33%
was 22%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL
ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL is a heavily attended elementary campus in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, overseen by ST. LUCIE. The school educates 1,662 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 175% bigger than typical.
Across the 53 schools in ST. LUCIE (49,308 students total), ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 33% Black, 23% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, St. Lucie County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL has 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 53.7%, a residual of +3.3 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Lucie County put the typical household earns roughly $71,457 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, St. Lucie County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students), of which ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL is one.
ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.8%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL has expanded 24%, going from 1,340 students in 2018 to 1,662 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
St. Lucie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,500
Census ACS
Median income
$71,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
50,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LUCIE
- FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,178 students
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
Other schools in PORT ST LUCIE
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-8Elementary · 1,700 students
- WEST GATE K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,639 students
Nearby schools
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGH0.3 mi · 2,914
- BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 879
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-81.1 mi · 1,700
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,727
- SOMERSET ACADEMY BETHANY1.3 mi · 527
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL OF ST. LUCIE1.8 mi · 1,413
Frequently asked questions
About ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOLHow many students attend ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL?
ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,662 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL serve?
ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL?
At ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 23% White, 36% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL?
ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL is overseen by ST. LUCIE in St. Lucie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.