📍 2201 Sw Matheson Ave, Palm City, Martin County, 34990
Bessey Creek Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palm City, Martin County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Martin school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bessey Creek Elementary School enrolls 562 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 440 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
155 of the school's 562 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Bessey Creek Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 83.
Bessey Creek Elementary School is one of 36 schools in MARTIN, based in STUART, Florida. The district serves 18,323 students district-wide and employs 1,055 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 562 students, Bessey Creek Elementary School is close to the district average of about 509 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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