SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in PORT ORANGE, Florida, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, operated by VOLUSIA. It serves 617 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within VOLUSIA, which oversees 87 schools and 61,765 students, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest comes out to 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Volusia County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 65.2%; actual is 80.1%, +14.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Volusia County put median household earnings sit near $70,044, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

Nearest neighbor: SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 652 (now 617).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.