📍 1407 Kennedy Dr, Key West, Monroe County, 33040
Poinciana Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Key West, Monroe County. The school has 570 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tara Whitehead. It is part of the Monroe school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poinciana Elementary School enrolls 570 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 25% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 33% |
| White | 141 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 570 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Poinciana Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 39, state house district 120.
Poinciana Elementary School is one of 24 schools in MONROE, based in KEY WEST, Florida. The district serves 8,928 students district-wide and employs 576 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 570 students, Poinciana Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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