📍 248 N Samsula Dr, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, 32168
Samsula Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County. The school has 144 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Volusia school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths.
Samsula Academy enrolls 144 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 134 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 6.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
5 of the school's 144 students (3.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 5 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Samsula Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-70, state senate district 14, state house district 25.
Samsula Academy is one of 90 schools in VOLUSIA, based in DELAND, Florida. The district serves 61,724 students district-wide and employs 3,637 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 144 students, Samsula Academy is smaller than the district average of about 686 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe