WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY

WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary campus in BRADENTON, Florida, overseen by MANATEE. The school serves 720 students in grades pre-K through 5.

MANATEE runs 80 schools in total, collectively educating 54,215 students. WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 31% White, 21% Black, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Manatee County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.1%; this one delivers 44.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Manatee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,457 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students).

The closest other public school is BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.9%.

WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY's enrollment has increased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 617 (now 720). The White share of enrollment shrank from 43% to 31% over that span.

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