State/Public Elementary Open

Palma Sola Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6806 5th Ave Nw, Bradenton, Manatee County, 34209

434
Pupils
14.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Palma Sola Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bradenton, Manatee County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Grimes. It is part of the Manatee school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jennifer Grimes
School district
Manatee

Enrollment & staffing

Palma Sola Elementary School enrolls 434 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.

Male students
222 (51%)
Female students
212 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student-teacher ratio
14.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27563%
Hispanic or Latino7818%
Two or more races378.5%
Black or African American255.8%
Asian184.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

245 of the school's 434 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Palma Sola Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 71.

School district: MANATEE

Palma Sola Elementary School is one of 81 schools in MANATEE, based in BRADENTON, Florida. The district serves 54,215 students district-wide and employs 2,963 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 434 students, Palma Sola Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 669 students per school.

54,215
District students
81
Schools
2,963
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

59%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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