📍 3904 17th St e, Palmetto, Manatee County, 34221
Blackburn Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmetto, Manatee County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Manatee school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackburn Elementary School enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 44% |
| White | 137 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 136 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
431 of the school's 551 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blackburn 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 73.
Blackburn 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 551 students, Blackburn Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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