Summary:
This analysis examines three elementary-level schools located in Port St. Lucie, FL (zip code 34953), all within the St. Lucie school district, which is ranked in the 46th percentile in Florida.
Somerset Academy St. Lucie stands out as the academic leader in core elementary subjects, achieving 70% proficiency in 3rd Grade ELA and 68% in 3rd Grade Math, significantly outpacing its local peers and the district average. This performance is particularly notable given it has the lowest per-student spending ($9,759) and the highest student-teacher ratio (19.3) of the three schools. Oak Hammock K-8 School excels in high school-level coursework, posting a remarkable 100% proficiency in Geometry and 83% in Algebra 1, nearly double the district average, though it struggles with standard middle school math where only 14% of 7th graders were proficient. Windmill Point Elementary School offers the most consistent middle-of-the-pack performance across elementary grades, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.7, the lowest among the three, and a 56% proficiency in 5th Grade Science, the highest in the area.
Chronic absenteeism is a shared challenge, with all three schools below the district average of 34.4% but above the state average of 31.4%. Somerset Academy has the lowest rate at 24.2%, while Windmill Point (28.1%) and Oak Hammock (26.8%) are higher. A notable data anomaly exists at Windmill Point, which reported 100% proficiency in 6th Grade Math despite only serving PK-5, suggesting a likely reporting error that should be disregarded. Overall, families in this area face a clear trade-off: Somerset Academy offers the strongest elementary academics with fewer resources, Oak Hammock provides exceptional acceleration for top students but struggles with its general middle school population, and Windmill Point delivers steady, balanced performance with smaller class sizes.
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