📍 1527 Lincoln Ave, Panama City, Bay County, 32405
Rising Leaders Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Panama City, Bay County. The school has 301 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bay school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a gifted and talented program.
Rising Leaders Academy enrolls 301 students across grades K–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 19% Black or African American and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 175 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 14 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 301 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rising Leaders Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-20, state senate district 2, state house district 6.
Rising Leaders Academy is one of 49 schools in BAY, based in PANAMA CITY, Florida. The district serves 27,558 students district-wide and employs 1,463 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 301 students, Rising Leaders Academy is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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