Manatee School For The Arts (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2025-26)

700 Haben Blvd
Palmetto, FL 34221

Bottom 50%

Manatee School for the Arts is a public charter school in Palmetto, Florida enrolling middle school and high school students.

Serving 2,001 students in grades 6-12, Manatee School For The Arts ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 40% (which is lower than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving is 55% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).

The student-teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Florida state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2025-26)

School Type: Charter School
Grades: 6-12
Enrollment: 2,001 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 20:1
Minority Enrollment: 58%
: 90-94% (Top 50% in FL)
: Bottom 50%
: 40% (Btm 50%)
: 55% (Top 50%)
: 57% (Top 30%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

School Overview

Manatee School For The Arts's student population of 2,001 students has declined by 6% over five school years.

The teacher population of 102 teachers has declined by 14% over five school years.

School Type

Charter School

Grades Offered

Grades 6-12
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Manatee School For The Arts
6	331
7	313
8	369
9	276
10	272
11	242
12	198

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Total Students

2,001 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts
2023	1,968
2022	1,902
2021	1,897
2020	2,135
2019	2,135
2018	2,024
2017	2,024
2016	1,935
2015	1,735
2014	1,627
2013	1,612
2012	1,486
2011	1,350
2010	1,255
2009	1,136
2008	1,117
2007	1,098
2006	953
2005	945
2004	718
2003	603
2002	514
2001	421
2000	378
1999	254

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

102 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts
2023	104
2022	94
2021	112
2020	119
2019	119
2018	113
2017	113
2016	110
2015	74
2014	94
2013	88
2012	76
2011	82
2010	66
2009	62
2008	54
2007	66
2006	75
2005	22
2004	30
2003	9

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Year Founded

1998

School Calendar

Last Day of School

Mon. May 25, 2026

School Rankings

Manatee School For The Arts ranks within the bottom 50% of all 3,662 schools in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Manatee School For The Arts is 0.65, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (FL)

#1995 out of 3662 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts
2023	#1995
2022	#1812
2021	#1545
2019	#1387
2018	#1451
2017	#1384
2016	#1296
2015	#1412
2013	#1274
2012	#1580
2011	#1946

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40%

52%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	40%	52%	57%
2022	45%	52%	57%
2021	45%	48%	54%
2019	62%	59%	60%
2018	57%	58%	57%
2017	57%	57%	56%
2016	55%	54%	53%
2015	53%	53%	52%
2013	55%	58%	54%
2012	49%	57%	51%
2011	58%	68%	62%

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55%

52%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2022	55%	52%	50%
2021	56%	52%	50%
2019	59%	56%	52%
2018	59%	55%	57%
2017	60%	54%	50%
2016	60%	52%	48%
2015	58%	53%	49%
2014	69%	58%	54%
2013	68%	58%	54%
2012	66%	57%	53%
2011	68%	62%	58%

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57%

52%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2022	57%	52%	53%
2021	41%	51%	51%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2005-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	19:1	17:1	17:1
2022	20:1	16:1	17:1
2021	17:1	16:1	17:1
2020	18:1	16:1	17:1
2019	18:1	16:1	17:1
2018	18:1	16:1	15:1
2017	18:1	15:1	15:1
2016	18:1	16:1	16:1
2015	23:1	16:1	16:1
2014	17:1	15:1	17:1
2013	18:1	15:1	16:1
2012	20:1	15:1	15:1
2011	16:1	15:1	17:1
2010	19:1	15:1	17:1
2009	18:1	14:1	16:1
2008	21:1	15:1	17:1
2007	17:1	16:1	16:1
2006	13:1	16:1	16:1
2005	43:1	16:1	17:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	1%	3%	3%
2022	1%	3%	3%
2021	1%	3%	3%
2020	1%	3%	3%
2019	1%	3%	3%
2018	1%	4%	3%
2017	1%	4%	3%
2014	1%	3%	2%
2013	1%	3%	2%
2012	1%	3%	2%
2011	2%	3%	2%
2010	3%	4%	4%
2009	2%	4%	4%
2008	2%	3%	3%
2007	2%	3%	2%
2005	1%	3%	2%
2000	1%	2%	1%

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Hispanic

41%

37%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	41%	37%	36%
2022	39%	36%	36%
2021	37%	35%	35%
2020	33%	34%	34%
2019	33%	34%	34%
2018	33%	32%	33%
2017	33%	32%	33%
2016	34%	32%	33%
2015	33%	31%	32%
2014	30%	30%	31%
2013	27%	29%	30%
2012	26%	29%	29%
2011	26%	28%	28%
2010	21%	27%	26%
2009	18%	26%	24%
2008	15%	26%	24%
2007	14%	25%	23%
2006	10%	24%	21%
2005	10%	23%	19%
2004	7%	22%	18%
2003	7%	21%	17%
2002	7%	20%	16%
2001	10%	19%	15%
2000	8%	18%	14%
1999	11%	17%	13%

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Black

21%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	11%	21%	13%
2022	11%	21%	13%
2021	10%	22%	14%
2020	10%	22%	14%
2019	10%	22%	14%
2018	11%	22%	14%
2017	11%	22%	14%
2016	10%	23%	14%
2015	10%	23%	14%
2014	10%	23%	14%
2013	10%	23%	14%
2012	10%	23%	15%
2011	8%	23%	15%
2010	9%	24%	16%
2009	9%	24%	16%
2008	9%	24%	16%
2007	11%	24%	16%
2006	9%	24%	16%
2005	10%	24%	16%
2004	10%	24%	16%
2003	12%	24%	17%
2002	7%	25%	17%
2001	6%	25%	17%
2000	5%	25%	17%
1999	5%	25%	18%

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White

42%

35%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	41%	35%	43%
2022	43%	36%	44%
2021	46%	36%	44%
2020	51%	37%	45%
2019	51%	37%	45%
2018	52%	39%	47%
2017	52%	39%	47%
2016	53%	39%	48%
2015	55%	40%	49%
2014	57%	41%	50%
2013	60%	42%	51%
2012	61%	42%	52%
2011	62%	43%	53%
2010	67%	45%	54%
2009	71%	46%	56%
2008	74%	47%	57%
2007	73%	48%	59%
2006	81%	50%	62%
2005	79%	50%	63%
2004	83%	51%	64%
2003	81%	52%	65%
2002	86%	52%	66%
2001	84%	54%	67%
2000	86%	55%	68%
1999	84%	56%	68%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	6%	4%	5%
2022	6%	4%	4%
2021	6%	4%	4%
2020	5%	4%	4%
2019	5%	4%	4%
2018	3%	3%	3%
2017	3%	3%	3%
2016	3%	3%	3%
2015	2%	3%	3%
2014	2%	3%	3%
2013	2%	3%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.65

0.70

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	0.65	0.70	0.66
2022	0.65	0.70	0.66
2021	0.64	0.70	0.66
2020	0.62	0.70	0.66
2019	0.62	0.70	0.66
2018	0.61	0.70	0.64
2017	0.61	0.70	0.64
2016	0.60	0.70	0.64
2015	0.58	0.70	0.64
2014	0.59	0.69	0.64
2013	0.57	0.69	0.63
2012	0.56	0.69	0.63
2011	0.55	0.69	0.62
2010	0.52	0.69	0.61
2009	0.46	0.69	0.60
2008	0.43	0.68	0.59
2007	0.44	0.67	0.58
2006	0.36	0.64	0.56
2005	0.35	0.65	0.54
2004	0.30	0.64	0.53
2003	0.33	0.63	0.53
2002	0.25	0.63	0.52
2001	0.28	0.62	0.51
2000	0.25	0.62	0.49
1999	0.28	0.61	0.48

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90-94%

87%

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Graduation Rate Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	92%	87%	82%
2022	95%	87%	80%
2021	91%	89%	85%
2020	97%	89%	86%
2019	94%	87%	83%
2018	95%	86%	85%
2017	92%	83%	81%
2016	95%	82%	83%
2015	95%	79%	78%
2014	92%	78%	76%
2013	92%	78%	77%

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

53%

47%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	50%	49%	48%
2022	50%	50%	45%
2021	47%	50%	49%
2020	50%	50%	48%
2019	50%	50%	48%
2018	49%	53%	50%
2017	49%	53%	50%
2016	50%	48%	27%
2015	48%	53%	57%
2014	49%	52%	53%
2013	40%	51%	49%
2012	42%	50%	48%
2011	37%	49%	48%
2010	29%	45%	45%
2009	22%	40%	38%
2008	17%	36%	36%
2007	17%	36%	35%
2006	20%	37%	37%
2005	16%	39%	37%
2004	13%	37%	34%
2003	19%	37%	33%
2002	15%	36%	29%
2001	14%	36%	30%
2000	13%	37%	33%
1999	22%	37%	34%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Manatee School For The Arts	Florida	Manatee School District
2023	5%	4%	5%
2022	4%	3%	3%
2021	4%	4%	4%
2020	4%	6%	4%
2019	4%	6%	4%
2018	4%	5%	3%
2017	4%	5%	3%
2016	5%	4%	4%
2015	7%	5%	3%
2014	9%	6%	6%
2013	7%	7%	6%
2012	9%	7%	6%
2011	8%	7%	6%
2010	11%	9%	7%
2009	8%	9%	8%
2008	7%	9%	9%
2007	5%	9%	8%
2006	7%	9%	7%
2005	7%	9%	8%
2004	6%	9%	8%
2003	9%	9%	8%
2002	10%	9%	8%
2001	8%	9%	8%
2000	7%	8%	9%
1999	11%	8%	9%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Manatee School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Manatee School For The Arts's ranking?

Manatee School For The Arts is ranked #1995 out of 3,662 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in Florida.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

40% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average), while 55% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average).

What is the graduation rate of Manatee School For The Arts?

The graduation rate of Manatee School For The Arts is 90-94%, which is higher than the Florida state average of 87%.

How many students attend Manatee School For The Arts?

2,001 students attend Manatee School For The Arts.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

42% of Manatee School For The Arts students are White, 41% of students are Hispanic, 9% of students are Black, 6% of students are Two or more races, and 2% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Manatee School For The Arts?

Manatee School For The Arts has a student ration of 20:1, which is higher than the Florida state average of 17:1.

What grades does Manatee School For The Arts offer ?

Manatee School For The Arts offers enrollment in grades 6-12 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Manatee School For The Arts part of?

Manatee School For The Arts is part of Manatee School District.