Summary:
The three public schools serving zip code 34145 on Marco Island, Florida—Tommie Barfield Elementary School (PK-5), Marco Island Charter Middle (6-8), and Marco Island Academy (9-12)—form a complete K-12 pipeline within the highly-rated Collier County School District, serving a total of 1,049 students in a community with lower-than-average free and reduced lunch rates.
Tommie Barfield Elementary School is the standout academic powerhouse, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 94th percentile statewide. It dramatically outperforms district and state averages, with 5th-grade science proficiency at 89% and ELA at 93%. Marco Island Charter Middle excels as a math and science specialist, achieving 100% proficiency in advanced Algebra 1 and Geometry EOCs, and it boasts the lowest student-teacher ratio (12:1) and highest per-student spending ($18,085). Marco Island Academy is a high-performing high school with an elite 98.8% graduation rate, well above the district (94.4%) and state (92.2%) averages, and strong STEM scores (93% in Algebra 1, 80% in Biology 1).
Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low across all three schools, ranging from 5.5% at the middle school to 12.9% at the high school, compared to the state average of 31.4%. A clear academic pipeline exists, with the middle school's advanced math success feeding directly into the high school's strong Algebra 1 scores. While the elementary school is a 5-star institution, both the middle and high schools hold 4-star ratings, with the high school's state rank slightly declining to the 82nd percentile. Notably, the elementary school achieves the highest rank despite spending the least per student ($15,526), suggesting that factors like early childhood foundation and community engagement are powerful drivers of success in this area.
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