Enrollment
49
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123008256
VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY
921 63RD AVE E, BRADENTON, FL 34203 · (941) 758-7588 · Manatee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL49 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
32 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 22% |
Student demographics
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
59.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +14.3pp since 2023
Math
68.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 60.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 49 | #2,231 of 2,267 | #42 of 45 |
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
49
-35 (-42%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 49 | 6 | 8.2:1 | 65% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | 67% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 8 | 7.9:1 | 79% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | 8 | 10.5:1 | 82% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 10 | 9.8:1 | 73% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 119 | 12 | 9.9:1 | 81% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY.
About VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY
This page covers VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY, a very small elementary school in BRADENTON, Florida. Federal data show 49 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 92% below that mark.
MANATEE has a total of 80 schools and 54,215 students, VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY among them.
About 47% of students at VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 29% Black, 22% White, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 18%.
The school's 6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Income data for the school show 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Manatee County average 51%.
A school with VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 48.4%. VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY scores 49.4%, within a point of that line.
For the population of Manatee County, 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 VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY.
VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY is about 0.2 miles from BLANCHE H. DAUGHTREY ELEMENTARY, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. As a charter school, VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 84 students at VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY; in 2024-25, 49. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.5:1 to 8.2:1 over the same years.
On allk12, people connected to VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- 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
Nearby schools
- BLANCHE H. DAUGHTREY ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 719
- ACCESS TO EDUCATION0.2 mi · 44
- AMIKIDS MANATEE0.2 mi · 38
- SCH OFACADEMIC & BEHAVIORAL LEARNING EXC (SABLE) GRADE COD0.2 mi · 15
- FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 485
- ONECO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About VISIBLE MEN ACADEMYHow many students attend VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY?
VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY enrolls approximately 49 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY serve?
VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY is approximately 8.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY?
At VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 22% White, 47% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY?
VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY is overseen by MANATEE in Manatee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.