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What's something SUGARLOAF SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
651
+114 (+21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 12.5:1
% White
59%
was 66%
% Hispanic
30%
was 28%
% Black
6%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SUGARLOAF SCHOOL
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL, a reasonably sized elementary school in SUMMERLAND KEY, Florida, one of the schools within MONROE, teaches 651 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.
Within MONROE, which oversees 22 schools and 8,928 students, SUGARLOAF SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, SUGARLOAF SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
In terms of school funding signals, SUGARLOAF SCHOOL records 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SUGARLOAF SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at SUGARLOAF SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Monroe County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUGARLOAF SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.6%, the actual is 59.1%, a residual of -5.5 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Monroe County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $87,738 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. SUGARLOAF SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 8,928 students).
BIG PINE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.6 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUGARLOAF SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.3%.
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUGARLOAF SCHOOL has climbed 21%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 651 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 66% to 59%. Class-load math has widened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the SUGARLOAF SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL17.2 mi · 1,337
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.