Summary:
In zip code 34984, Port St. Lucie, Florida, there is one high school, Acceleration Academy, which serves grades 8 through 12 and is part of the St. Lucie school district.
Acceleration Academy is facing severe challenges that parents should be aware of. The school has an extremely low graduation rate of 51.3%, compared to the district average of 94.5% and the state average of 92.2%. A major factor is a crisis-level chronic absenteeism rate of 88.9%, meaning nearly nine out of ten students are chronically absent, far exceeding the district rate of 34.4%. The school also has an exceptionally high student-teacher ratio of 83.6 to 1, which makes individualized instruction very difficult. Test scores are well below state averages, with only 31% of students proficient in Algebra 1, 37% in US History, and 35% in 10th grade ELA. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Florida high schools for three years, earning a 1-star rating.
Despite these difficulties, there is a slight positive trend: test scores improved from the 2024-2025 school year to the 2025-2026 school year, with Algebra 1 proficiency rising from 23% to 31% and 10th grade ELA from 19% to 35%. The school spends $7,012 per student, and 56.46% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-needs population. The data strongly suggests Acceleration Academy is an alternative school serving at-risk students, and the combination of extreme absenteeism, low graduation rates, and a high student-teacher ratio points to a school in acute crisis that is struggling to fulfill its core mission.
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