WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

As an expansive K-5 school in BRADENTON, Florida, WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION teaches 917 students from grades K through 5, operated by MANATEE. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 52% bigger than typical.

MANATEE runs 80 schools in total, collectively educating 54,215 students. WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION shows 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.4%, the actual is 60.0%, a residual of +2.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Manatee County put the typical household earns roughly $78,457 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students).

The closest other public school is SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION operates from a suburban location. As a public charter, WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION has stayed largely flat, going from 918 students in 2018 to 917 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 23% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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