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STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3400 OVERSEAS HWY, MARATHON, FL 33050 · (305) 289-2490 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Florida public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats 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

Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
401 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6611%
Kindergarten8514%
Grade 19716%
Grade 28113%
Grade 39516%
Grade 47913%
Grade 59916%

This year's kindergarten class (85) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
19933%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
35859%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
295%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
31552%
Female
28748%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
48.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points.

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

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2548.0%58.1%
2023-2443.8%52.4%
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school60266.6%49.7%
J. COLIN ENGLISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH FORT MYERS
53069.1%39.7%
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELTONA
65368.0%47.1%
SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANT CITY
75069.2%55.8%
ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANT CITY
52269.9%52.0%
KEY LARGO SCHOOL
KEY LARGO
69061.7%60.6%
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 STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Monroe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.7%#1,347 of 2,136#7 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.1%#1,181 of 2,149
▲ 100
#7 of 9
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#1,395 of 2,149
▲ 60
#6 of 9
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
602#1,023 of 2,267#5 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#628 of 2,077#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.4%#1,202 of 2,108#6 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
66.6%#608 of 2,188#2 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.1%#503 of 621N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
602
+85 (+16%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2560240.514.8:167% (401)
2023-2459343.513.6:170% (416)
2022-2359239.515.0:169% (409)
2020-215174511.5:149% (255)
2017-185844513.0:176% (445)
2015-165724612.4:162% (353)
2010-115463714.8:165% (357)
2000-017094515.8:156% (394)
1990-916934415.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in MARATHON, Florida. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 602 students.

MONROE (22 schools, 8,928 students) runs STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Hispanic students are 59% of those enrolled at STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Next come 33% White and 5% Black. That compares with about 25% Hispanic among all Monroe County residents. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.

With 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 67% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Monroe County.

STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Florida public elementary schools.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.8% for STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 49.7%, 1.9 points above the prediction.

In Monroe County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $87,738, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 25 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,928, STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.

STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.2 miles from MARATHON SCHOOL, its nearest public school. On proficiency, STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 63.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.

STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 602, up from 517 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.8:1, from 11.5:1.

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Monroe County at a glance

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Population
81,860
Census ACS
Median income
$87,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,928 students

Quick facts

School name
STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MONROE
Address
3400 OVERSEAS HWY, MARATHON, FL 33050
Phone
(305) 289-2490
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
602
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
401 (67%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
120132001303
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 33% White, 59% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MONROE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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