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Peace River Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Peace River Elementary School in Port Charlotte, FL, is a public school serving 557 students in grades PK-5 within the Charlotte district, where 63.2% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Peace River Elementary is currently in a state of acute academic distress, with a state ranking that has plummeted from the 56th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 5th percentile in the most recent data, earning it a 0-star rating. This makes it the lowest-performing school among its immediate peers in the district. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, only 30% of Peace River students are proficient, compared to 63% at nearby East Elementary School and Sallie Jones Elementary School. In 3rd grade math, Peace River's 33% proficiency rate is 25-44 points behind district peers like Meadow Park Elementary School (75%) and Sallie Jones (77%). Even Kingsway Elementary School, which has a 2-star rating, outperforms Peace River in every subject. Notably, Peace River spends the most per student ($15,643) among all Charlotte County elementary schools in this comparison, yet achieves the lowest academic outcomes, suggesting significant issues with resource allocation or instructional quality.

Interestingly, chronic absenteeism at Peace River (30.4%) is not uniquely worse than peers like Liberty Elementary School (30.5%) or Neil Armstrong Elementary School (28.2%), which achieve much higher test scores. This indicates the root cause is likely deeper instructional or environmental challenges. A glimmer of hope exists in 4th grade math, where 45% of students are proficient—the school's strongest subject. However, a comparison to Cranberry Elementary School in the Sarasota district, which has a similar poverty rate (66.17%) but achieves proficiency rates 30-40 points higher, strongly suggests that poverty alone does not explain Peace River's performance. The data points to a systemic failure requiring urgent, comprehensive intervention focused on instructional quality and school culture.

557

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,643

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4070 Beaver Ln
Port Charlotte, FL 33952

(941) 255-7622

District: Charlotte

Students who attend Peace River Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Port Charlotte Middle School
High:	Charlotte High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

Hispanic:

24.8%

African American:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (38% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg61%

Florida avg62%

2,125^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Charlotte

29^th of 70Charlotte 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	2125 of 2240	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	1944 of 2258	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1917 of 2256	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1631 of 2240	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1559 of 2219	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.4	997 of 2247	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	1762 of 2182	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1219 of 2118	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	1522 of 2112	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.2	1283 of 2087	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	1410 of 2064	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	1081 of 2029	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	1148 of 1984	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	1179 of 1985	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	1150 of 1919	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	1233 of 1847	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.1	975 of 1789	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	853 of 1786	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	705 of 1688	58.2%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Math40%-25 vs state

English Language Arts38%-23 vs state

Science30%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peace River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4070 Beaver Ln	Port Charlotte	33952	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7622	557	38	14.6	63.2%	263 (47.2%)	92 (16.5%)	138 (24.8%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	10.9	2125^th of 2240 public elementary schools	5.1%		19	1944^th of 2258 public elementary schools	13.9%	181	30.0	46.0	37.0	33.0	45.0	42.0	30.0	$15,643	$1,259	$14,385
Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22100 Breezeswept Ave	Port Charlotte	33952	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7450	763	50	15.2	60.3%	382 (50.1%)	99 (13.0%)	207 (27.1%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (7.9%)	34.9	1528^th of 2240 public elementary schools	31.8%		44.8	1229^th of 2258 public elementary schools	45.6%	299	59.0	58.0	50.0	58.0	56.0	48.0	43.0	$13,101	$999	$12,103
Kingsway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23300 Quasar Blvd	Port Charlotte	33980	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7590	579	41	14.1	54.6%	310 (53.5%)	71 (12.3%)	138 (23.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.9%)	34	1561^st of 2240 public elementary schools	30.3%		40.5	1340^th of 2258 public elementary schools	40.7%	221	42.0	41.0	56.0	66.0	55.0	54.0	54.0	$14,414	$1,066	$13,347
Meadow Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Lake View Blvd	Port Charlotte	33948	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7470	708	46	15.3	55.5%	408 (57.6%)	54 (7.6%)	173 (24.4%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (7.8%)	66.4	717^th of 2240 public elementary schools	68.0%		50.4	1104^th of 2258 public elementary schools	51.1%	387	64.0	66.0	58.0	75.0	77.0	70.0	67.0	$13,350	$1,120	$12,230
Sallie Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 Narranja St	Punta Gorda	33950	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 575-5440	634	40	15.8	46.4%	390 (61.5%)	62 (9.8%)	113 (17.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.0%)	76.2	478^th of 2240 public elementary schools	78.7%		79	425^th of 2258 public elementary schools	81.2%	53	63.0	67.0	76.0	77.0	71.0	82.0	78.0	$13,857	$901	$12,956
Deep Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26900 Harbor View Rd	Pt Charlotte	33983	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7535	781	50	15.6	44.0%	467 (59.8%)	80 (10.2%)	142 (18.2%)	16 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (9.3%)	58	933^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	58.3%		69.4	657^th of 2258 public elementary schools	70.9%	276	63.0	71.0	66.0	67.0	79.0	57.0	48.0	$12,753	$599	$12,155
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Atwater St	Port Charlotte	33954	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7515	764	48	15.9	55.2%	431 (56.4%)	64 (8.4%)	174 (22.8%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (10.6%)	58.6	913^th of 2240 public elementary schools	59.2%		57.4	935^th of 2258 public elementary schools	58.6%	22	67.0	61.0	64.0	70.0	64.0	64.0	59.0	$13,382	$1,280	$12,102
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27050 Fairway Dr	Punta Gorda	33982	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 575-5475	814	49	16.6	48.3%	614 (75.4%)	22 (2.7%)	128 (15.7%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.8%)	51	1115^th of 2240 public elementary schools	50.2%		52.9	1045^th of 2258 public elementary schools	53.7%	70	63.0	64.0	54.0	74.0	70.0	53.0	48.0	$12,369	$834	$11,535
Atwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Huntsville Ave	North Port	34288	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 257-2317	892	55	16.2	61.8%	558 (62.6%)	82 (9.2%)	177 (19.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.3%)	75.1	504^th of 2240 public elementary schools	77.5%		65.1	752^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	66.7%	248	78.0	64.0	64.0	78.0	79.0	79.0	67.0	$16,123	$1,965	$14,159
Toledo Blade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Geranium Ave	North Port	34288	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 426-6100	841	46	18.2	54.1%	559 (66.5%)	64 (7.6%)	149 (17.7%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.5%)	82.5	322^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	85.6%		80.2	405^th of 2258 public elementary schools	82.1%	83	76.0	67.0	74.0	78.0	83.0	83.0	79.0	$14,895	$1,356	$13,541

Frequently Asked Questions about Peace River Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Peace River Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Peace River Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Port Charlotte Middle School
High : Charlotte High School

Is Peace River Elementary School a good school?

Peace River Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Florida elementary schools.

How many students attend Peace River Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Peace River Elementary School.

What district is Peace River Elementary School in?

Charlotte

What is the racial makeup of Peace River Elementary School?

Students at Peace River Elementary School are 47% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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