Summary:
In zip code 34251, there is a single elementary school, Myakka City Elementary School, serving grades PK through 5 with 319 students in the Myakka City area of Manatee County.
Myakka City Elementary School is part of the Manatee school district, which is ranked 40th out of 70 districts in Florida. The school has a 2-star rating and has shown a volatile ranking trend, dropping from the 51st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 32nd percentile in 2024-2025, before partially recovering to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026. The most striking data point is a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the FAST Math exam for 6th grade in both the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, though this likely represents a very small number of advanced students. The school also demonstrated significant year-over-year improvement in several areas, with 5th Grade Science proficiency jumping from 36% to 58% and 3rd Grade English Language Arts rising from 36% to 56%.
Key metrics show a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, spending of $16,488 per student, and 62.07% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income community. Chronic absenteeism is 28.4%, slightly better than the district and state averages. In the 2025-2026 school year, strengths include 5th Grade ELA at 64% (above state average) and 5th Grade Science at 58% (near state average), while weaknesses include 4th Grade ELA at 40% and 3rd Grade Math at 54%, both well below state averages. The school's spending level does not appear to translate into consistently high academic outcomes, suggesting potential issues with resource allocation or program effectiveness.
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