TYNDALL ACADEMY

As a mid-tier elementary campus in TYNDALL AFB, Florida, TYNDALL ACADEMY caters to 883 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by BAY. Enrollment runs roughly 46% larger than the state mean of about 604.

BAY runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 27,494 students. TYNDALL ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TYNDALL ACADEMY reports that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, TYNDALL ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bay County) reports that median household earnings sit near $73,533, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Bay County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students), of which TYNDALL ACADEMY is one.

PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TYNDALL ACADEMY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.9%.

TYNDALL ACADEMY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. TYNDALL ACADEMY's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 778 (now 883). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 13% to 17%.

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