VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of intimate scale in ROTONDA WEST, Florida, run under CHARLOTTE, serveing 494 students in grades pre-K through 5.

CHARLOTTE runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 16,997 students. VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Charlotte County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.8%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of +7.2 points.

Around the school, census data for Charlotte County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,952 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Charlotte County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,997 students), of which VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 591 students in 2018 compared to 494 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.