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Manatee School For The Arts

Q: Is Manatee School For The Arts a good school?

Manatee School For The Arts ranks 266 th of 844 Florida high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 844 Florida High Schools

Better than 68% of Florida high schools

Summary

Manatee School For The Arts is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Palmetto, Florida, with a student population of 2,001. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of Florida high schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 266 out of 844 high schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manatee School For The Arts has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.3% to 92.1% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the Manatee district and state averages. The school also outperforms the district and state in several key subject areas, including Biology 1 EOC, US History EOC, Civics EOC, and 10th Grade ELA FAST. However, Manatee School For The Arts has a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the district average, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.15% to 61.07% over the past 3 years.

Compared to nearby schools, Manatee School For The Arts outperforms Bayshore High School and Southeast High School in test scores and graduation rates, but has a higher chronic absenteeism rate. However, State College of Florida Collegiate School, a nearby public charter school, significantly outperforms Manatee School For The Arts in test scores and graduation rates.

2,051

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,177

Per pupil spending ?

40.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Haben Blvd
Palmetto, FL 34221

(941) 721-6800

District: Manatee

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.6%

White:

39.4%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2014 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Florida median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (54% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014

!Math scores 23 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg57%

Florida avg60%

Middle school

835^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

266^th of 844

Florida public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9High Schools in the Manatee

41^st of 67Manatee among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	835 of 1205	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	737 of 1196	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	751 of 1177	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	543 of 1148	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	508 of 1136	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	462 of 1099	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	443 of 1035	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	396 of 1031	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.4	326 of 997	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	386 of 999	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	384 of 956	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	408 of 897	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.7	346 of 891	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.0	309 of 839	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	292 of 780	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.8	347 of 740	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.9	305 of 736	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.1	245 of 675	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.9	224 of 602	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.4	158 of 593	73.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	266 of 844	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	226 of 807	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	187 of 792	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	189 of 774	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	189 of 746	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	97 of 734	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	152 of 716	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	63.5	154 of 714	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	60.2	182 of 693	73.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.3	93 of 687	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	74 of 648	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	71.6	87 of 606	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	123 of 622	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	123 of 620	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	71.5	147 of 587	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	150 of 577	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	112 of 563	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	86.0	49 of 477	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	80.9	78 of 487	84.0%	★★★★☆
2004	59.6	203 of 484	58.1%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

US History85%+14 vs state

Civics81%+10 vs state

Biology 174%+3 vs state

Algebra 155%-5 vs state

English Language Arts54%-4 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

Geometry44%-11 vs state

Math33%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Their advance core classes are not up to level. My daughter was with kids at this advance level who did not want to learn or be there and ended up repeating everything she learned in 6th grade. Their performing arts program wasn't as good either compared to a public middle school she came from the year before. Close Quote

Schools Near Manatee School For The Arts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)					FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (2025)	EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (2025)	EOC US History (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manatee School For The Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	700 Haben Blvd	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 721-6800	2,051	108	18.9	40.4%	809 (39.4%)	212 (10.3%)	874 (42.6%)	30 (1.5%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	122 (5.9%)	55	266^th of 844 public high schools	68.5%		57.7	226^th of 807 public high schools	72.0%	40	52.0	50.0	51.0	52.0	66.0	34.0	31.0	35.0	47.0	55.0	44.0	74.0	85.0	81.0	$9,177	$435	$8,742
Palmetto High School	Public	8-12	1200 17th St W	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 723-4848	2,185	97	22.5	60.1%	796 (36.4%)	385 (17.6%)	869 (39.8%)	28 (1.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	105 (4.8%)	32.6	555^th of 844 public high schools	34.2%		36.6	458^th of 807 public high schools	43.2%	97				47.0	44.0					17.0	36.0	60.0	63.0		$9,644	$502	$9,141
Bradenton Bay High School	Public, Charter	7-12	817 Manatee Ave W	Bradenton	34205	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(941) 708-8770	114	4	28.5	52.6%	18 (15.8%)	40 (35.1%)	49 (43.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)								(n/a)															$12,416	$02	$12,415
Manatee High School	Public	8-12	902 33rd Street Ct W	Bradenton	34205	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 714-7300	1,998	90	22.2	60.5%	822 (41.1%)	306 (15.3%)	742 (37.1%)	28 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	97 (4.9%)	40	465^th of 844 public high schools	44.9%		42.9	390^th of 807 public high schools	51.7%	75				48.0	45.0					32.0	44.0	73.0	68.0		$9,581	$577	$9,003
Southeast High School	Public	8-12	1200 37th Ave E	Bradenton	34208	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 741-3366	1,638	79	20.7	65.6%	207 (12.6%)	313 (19.1%)	1,048 (64.0%)	21 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.8%)	22.9	649^th of 844 public high schools	23.1%		27.5	567^th of 807 public high schools	29.7%	82				32.0	34.0					25.0	47.0	49.0	61.0		$10,593	$973	$9,621
Pace Center For Girls	Public	6-12	3508 26th St W	Bradenton	34205	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 751-4566	56	2	28.0	76.8%	18 (32.1%)	9 (16.1%)	23 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.7%)								(n/a)															$6,831	$21	$6,811
Bayshore High School	Public	8-12	5401 34th St W	Bradenton	34210	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 751-7004	1,400	75	18.6	61.9%	227 (16.2%)	203 (14.5%)	879 (62.8%)	20 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.9%)	21.7	656^th of 844 public high schools	22.3%		16.6	652^nd of 807 public high schools	19.2%	4				34.0	37.0					34.0	30.0	52.0	54.0		$11,872	$1,494	$10,378
State College Of Florida Collegiate School	Public, Charter	6-12	5840 26th St W	Bradenton	34207	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 752-5491	485	21	23.0	46.2%	220 (45.4%)	37 (7.6%)	183 (37.7%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	87.1	36^th of 844 public high schools	95.7%		89.5	23^rd of 807 public high schools	97.1%	13	86.0	81.0	76.0	84.0	88.0	71.0	95.0	94.0	81.0	88.0	97.0	96.0		92.0	$10,185	$73	$10,112
Amikids Manatee	Public	6-12	6423 9th St E	Bradenton	34203	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 723-4702	38	1	38.0	89.5%	7 (18.4%)	15 (39.5%)	13 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)								(n/a)															$6,328	$155	$6,173
Braden River High School	Public	9-12	6545 Sr 70 E	Bradenton	34203	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 751-8230	1,705	78	21.8	50.0%	810 (47.5%)	160 (9.4%)	566 (33.2%)	89 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (4.7%)	51	320^th of 844 public high schools	62.1%		51.4	286^th of 807 public high schools	64.6%	34				58.0	55.0					25.0	48.0	80.0	75.0		$9,739	$511	$9,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Manatee School For The Arts

Is Manatee School For The Arts a good school?

Manatee School For The Arts ranks 266^th of 844 Florida high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manatee School For The Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,051 students attended Manatee School For The Arts.

What district is Manatee School For The Arts in?

Manatee

What is the racial makeup of Manatee School For The Arts?

Students at Manatee School For The Arts are 43% Hispanic, 39% White, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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