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What's one thing SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002969
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5800 VICTORIA GARDENS BLVD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32127 · (386) 322-7530 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
197 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
37%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
77.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.4% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 81.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 617 | 31.9% | 80.1% |
| OAKHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 677 | 30.7% | 75.2% |
| FLEMING ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 629 | 29.1% | 82.9% |
| SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 564 | 36.0% | 79.4% |
| ORIOLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GULF BREEZE | 765 | 34.5% | 78.2% |
| R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 540 | 29.3% | 82.3% |
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 SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #161 of 2,136 | #2 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #98 of 2,149 ▲ 98 | #2 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #223 of 2,149 ▲ 21 | #3 of 48 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #971 of 2,267 | #21 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #569 of 2,077 | #19 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #1,722 of 2,108 | #44 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #1,772 of 2,188 | #43 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #1,155 of 1,374 | #26 of 30 |
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
617
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 617 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 32% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 39% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 38% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 41% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 46% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 42% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 29% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 45 | 18.8:1 | 14% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In PORT ORANGE, Florida, part of Volusia County, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. It serves 617 students in pre-K through 5.
VOLUSIA, which runs SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 87 schools and 61,765 students.
At SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up 78% of the student body. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 42 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.7:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligible students account for 32% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Volusia County, the average is 53%.
allk12 grades SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outperforms its prediction by 14.9 points. The model expects 65.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida; the school's rate is 80.1%.
In Volusia County (population about 579,622), the median household income is $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in the county.
SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment rise, from 588 in 2020-21 to 617 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Other schools in PORT ORANGE
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,209 students
- SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,199 students
- CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,120 students
- CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 761 students
- SPRUCE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 726 students
Other Sweetwater Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sweetwater Elementary. SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 6.
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 463 students
- Sweetwater Elementary SchoolLithia Springs, GA · 473 students
- Sweetwater ElementarySweetwater, TN · 317 students
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDevils Lake, ND · 269 students
- Sweetwater Elementary SchoolSweetwater, OK · 85 students
Nearby schools
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 2,576
- SPRUCE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 726
- SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,199
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 618
- HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND2.3 mi · 49
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,209
Frequently asked questions
About SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-05.
Is SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.