📍 1450 Sw Heatherwood Blvd, Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County, 34986
Manatee Academy K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County. The school has 1,664 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Lucie school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 85.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Manatee Academy K-8 enrolls 1,664 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 85.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% White, 31% Black or African American and 30% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 525 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 524 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 502 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,081 of the school's 1,664 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 965 qualify for free lunch and 116 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.
Manatee Academy K-8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 25, state house district 84.
Manatee Academy K-8 is one of 52 schools in ST. LUCIE, based in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida. The district serves 49,308 students district-wide and employs 2,369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,664 students, Manatee Academy K-8 is larger than the district average of about 948 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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