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Renaissance Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Renaissance Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school in Tallahassee, Florida, serving 244 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Leon County school district, which is ranked 47th out of 67 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Renaissance Academy spends significantly more per student ($16,997) than nearby public schools like Roberts Elementary ($11,044), Kate Sullivan Elementary ($10,336), and W.T. Moore Elementary ($10,737), its academic performance lags behind these schools. Renaissance Academy has consistently lower test scores across subjects and grade levels, with only 38% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts compared to 57% in the district and state. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, at 31.4% compared to the district and state averages of 31.4%.

These academic struggles may be linked to the school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 71.31% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district average of 21.56% and the state average of 46.1% for nearby schools. While the additional funding suggests a commitment to supporting students, the outcomes indicate that Renaissance Academy may need to re-evaluate its strategies and approaches to better address the unique needs of its student population and improve educational outcomes.

243

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,578

Per pupil spending ?

80.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4351 Mahan Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32308

(850) 391-5259

District: Leon

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.7%

Hispanic:

9.9%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2021 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (40% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 29% Florida)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg57%

Florida avg58%

Not ranked this year

Renaissance Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

39^th of 70Leon 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1947 of 2258	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2169 of 2256	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2036 of 2240	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2032 of 2219	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	2136 of 2247	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1722 of 2182	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1643 of 2118	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	1744 of 2112	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.0	1267 of 2087	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.6	1343 of 2064	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	937 of 1205	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	823 of 1196	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	894 of 1177	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	993 of 1148	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	912 of 1136	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	823 of 1099	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	846 of 1035	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	886 of 1031	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	840 of 997	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	695 of 999	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Civics52%-19 vs state

Math45%-14 vs state

Science36%-16 vs state

English Language Arts34%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, June 25, 2018

Parents, you will be better off sending your students to a Tallahassee Public school. My child studied here for a couple of years since kinder -garden. School standards have rapidly deteriorated and are at their worst, management and teachers turn a blind eye to small children watching and harassing other children, using "sexual material". Rampant bullying and indiscipline are the norm.

Management and teachers were incompetent in addressing my child's bullying. Their repeated ignorance of the stated facts and the resulting inaction forced me to finally withdraw my child from this mad house. I am so devastated that my child had to suffer sexual bullying at this school at such a young and tender age. I pray that no other child has to go through this kind of bullying and mental torture. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 28, 2017

Excellent school I love the curriculum Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 28, 2017

It's the best school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)								FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	EOC Civics (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th 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
W T Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1706 Dempsey Mayo Rd	Tallahassee	32308	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 877-6158	519	36	14.4	39.9%	173 (33.3%)	234 (45.1%)	50 (9.6%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	51.1	1112^th of 2242 public elementary schools	50.4%		56.8	954^th of 2258 public elementary schools	57.8%	158	62.0	60.0	69.0						64.0	71.0	48.0				51.0							$10,951	$845	$10,106
Buck Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Pedrick Rd	Tallahassee	32317	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 488-6133	696	46	15.2	14.8%	403 (57.9%)	99 (14.2%)	67 (9.6%)	74 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.6%)	77.9	429^th of 2242 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.6	483^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	78.6%	54	77.0	69.0	69.0						76.0	75.0	81.0				72.0							$11,252	$921	$10,331
Swift Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Pedrick Rd	Tallahassee	32317	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 487-4868	793	43	18.4	28.6%	370 (46.7%)	236 (29.8%)	77 (9.7%)	47 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.8%)	64.6	403^rd of 1224 public middle schools	67.1%		66.4	365^th of 1205 public middle schools	69.7%	38				74.0	74.0	67.0						67.0	64.0	53.0		49.0	85.0	100.0	99.0		90.0	$9,415	$550	$8,864
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	3838 Trojan Trl	Tallahassee	32311	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 487-2110	1,822	68	26.6	23.1%	768 (42.2%)	651 (35.7%)	178 (9.8%)	82 (4.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	140 (7.7%)	51.2	325^th of 841 public high schools	61.4%		43.8	413^th of 844 public high schools	51.1%	88							63.0	67.0									42.0	53.0	76.0	69.0		$7,845	$487	$7,357
Leon County Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual	K-8	500 Appleyard Dr	Tallahassee	32304	Leon County	Leon	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 487-7100	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Leon County Virtual School Franchise	Public, Virtual	6-12	500 Appleyard Dr	Tallahassee	32304	Leon County	Leon	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 487-7247	88	5	17.6	6.8%	51 (58.0%)	25 (28.4%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.1%)	50.5	337^th of 841 public high schools	59.9%		59.9	221^st of 844 public high schools	73.8%	116							73.0	64.0										41.0	90.0	61.0		$11,896	$00	$11,895
Apalachee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Trojan Trl	Tallahassee	32311	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-7110	482	29	16.6	65.1%	24 (5.0%)	334 (69.3%)	65 (13.5%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.9%)	23	1850^th of 2242 public elementary schools	17.5%		25.5	1772^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	21.5%	78	41.0	43.0	39.0						59.0	53.0	55.0				36.0							$13,420	$2,837	$10,584
Pace Center For Girls	Public	6-12	1344 Cross Creek Cir	Tallahassee	32301	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 921-9280	44	3	14.6	93.2%	7 (15.9%)	30 (68.2%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)								(n/a)																						$10,867	$00	$10,867
The School Of Arts And Sciences On Thomasville	Public, Charter	K-8	3208 Thomasville Rd	Tallahassee	32308	Leon County	Leon	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 386-6566	461	43	10.7	9.8%	300 (65.1%)	62 (13.4%)	55 (11.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	74.3	520^th of 2242 public elementary schools	76.8%		61.4	847^th of 2258 public elementary schools	62.5%	327	75.0	66.0	78.0	70.0	82.0	73.0			71.0	68.0	82.0	69.0	57.0	63.0	86.0	77.0	97.0	100.0				$9,278	$246	$9,033
Kate Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	927 Miccosukee Rd	Tallahassee	32308	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 487-1216	737	49	15.1	42.5%	225 (30.5%)	326 (44.2%)	76 (10.3%)	40 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.2%)	48.3	1187^th of 2242 public elementary schools	47.1%		48.7	1141^st of 2258 public elementary schools	49.5%	46	57.0	59.0	56.0						63.0	69.0	52.0				60.0							$10,541	$874	$9,667

Frequently Asked Questions about Renaissance Academy

What is the racial makeup of Renaissance Academy?

Students at Renaissance Academy are 74% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Renaissance Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Renaissance Academy.

What district is Renaissance Academy in?

Leon

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 18, 2026

2025–26 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataMar 20, 2026

2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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