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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123000822
TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6950 LINGER LODGE RD E, BRADENTON, FL 34203 · (941) 751-7660 · Manatee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
301 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 | 66 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
73.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
81.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 81.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% 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 20 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 TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 582 | 51.7% | 75.4% |
| MEADOWLANE PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST MELBOURNE | 603 | 47.1% | N/A |
| STARKEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEMINOLE | 580 | 45.7% | 67.8% |
| PLUMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 704 | 49.3% | 64.9% |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE MARY | 685 | 51.7% | 59.5% |
| BARDMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEMINOLE | 457 | 54.9% | 61.9% |
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 TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #285 of 2,136 | #7 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #240 of 2,149 ▼ 109 | #6 of 41 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #314 of 2,149 ▲ 67 | #8 of 41 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #1,093 of 2,267 | #22 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #394 of 2,077 | #13 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #720 of 2,108 | #12 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #1,227 of 2,188 | #25 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #556 of 1,374 | #6 of 24 |
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
582
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 737
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 582 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 52% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 51% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 52% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 53% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 57% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 57% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 46% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 31% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school found in BRADENTON, Florida. The school enrolls 582 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, MANATEE has 80 schools and 54,215 students.
More than half of enrollment at TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White: 53%. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 72% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 63%.
Its staff includes 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 3.3 students per teacher. Roughly 52% of students at TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Manatee County is similar, at 51%.
BeatsExpectations places TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the top 10% of Florida schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 20.1 points above it (75.4% actual, 55.3% predicted).
In the wider Manatee County area, median household income comes to about $78,457, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Manatee County's 86 public schools enroll about 54,208 students and include TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, is about 1.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.6%; TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's is 75.4%, ranking 1st of 7.
The federal government classifies TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% decline, from 604 to 582.
The TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANATEE
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
Other schools in BRADENTON
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,638 students
- TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCECombined · 1,441 students
- BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
Other Tara Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tara Elementary. TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Tara Elementary SchoolMorrow, GA · 570 students
Nearby schools
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,705
- BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 797
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 2,422
- BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 547
- WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 720
- SELBY PRESCHOOL3.4 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 53% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.