📍 2902 S. Jenkins Road, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, 34981
Independence Classical Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Lucie school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths.
Independence Classical Academy enrolls 418 students across grades K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 299 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 418 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 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.
Independence Classical Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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.
Independence Classical Academy 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 418 students, Independence Classical Academy is smaller than the district average of about 948 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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