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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE·NCES 120132001301
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL
255 CRANE BLVD, SUMMERLAND KEY, FL 33042 · (305) 745-3282 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
215 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (72).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
56.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 61.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 SUGARLOAF SCHOOL
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUGARLOAF SCHOOL this school | 651 | 33.0% | 59.1% |
| SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DADE CITY | 706 | 34.8% | 49.2% |
| PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLERMONT | 690 | 31.7% | 61.1% |
| PLANTATION KEY SCHOOL TAVERNIER | 578 | 34.1% | 75.3% |
| PELICAN MARSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 677 | 33.7% | 79.3% |
| SEA GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 668 | 35.3% | 82.9% |
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 SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #909 of 2,136 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #1,016 of 2,149 ▼ 112 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,006 of 2,149 ▼ 3 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #870 of 2,267 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,070 of 2,077 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #1,086 of 2,108 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #1,750 of 2,188 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.2% | #187 of 621 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
651
+80 (+14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 651 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 33% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 29% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 33% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 26% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 52% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 44% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 46% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 953 | 54 | 17.6:1 | 33% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 864 | 46 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUGARLOAF SCHOOL.
About SUGARLOAF SCHOOL
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in Florida, located in SUMMERLAND KEY. School enrollment was 651 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8.
MONROE, which runs SUGARLOAF SCHOOL, has 22 schools and 8,928 students.
At SUGARLOAF SCHOOL, White students make up 59% of the student body. Next come 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 70% White. SUGARLOAF SCHOOL's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1 at SUGARLOAF SCHOOL, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 33% of enrollment. Public schools in Monroe County average 47%.
A school with SUGARLOAF SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 64.6%. SUGARLOAF SCHOOL scores 59.1%, 5.5 points below that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Monroe County show that the median household income is $87,738, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SUGARLOAF SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is BIG PINE ACADEMY, about 10.6 miles away. Nearby schools average 59.3% on proficiency, and SUGARLOAF SCHOOL is below that at 59.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, SUGARLOAF SCHOOL's enrollment grew 14%, to 651.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in MONROE
- KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,337 students
- HORACE O'BRYANT SCHOOLElementary · 1,011 students
- MARATHON SCHOOLHigh · 809 students
- CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 753 students
- KEY LARGO SCHOOLElementary · 690 students
- GERALD ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 674 students
Nearby schools
- BIG PINE ACADEMY10.6 mi · 89
- THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS ACADEMY14.5 mi · 62
- GERALD ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.6 mi · 674
- POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.3 mi · 556
- SIGSBEE CHARTER SCHOOL16.3 mi · 531
- LOWER KEYS ACADEMIC CONNECTIONS FOR EXCELLENCE17.2 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About SUGARLOAF SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SUGARLOAF SCHOOL?
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL enrolls approximately 651 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does SUGARLOAF SCHOOL serve?
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUGARLOAF SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUGARLOAF SCHOOL is approximately 15.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SUGARLOAF SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SUGARLOAF SCHOOL are roughly 59% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is SUGARLOAF SCHOOL in?
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL is part of MONROE.
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