BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · PALM CITY, FL

BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in PALM CITY, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 594 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

594

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	485	82%
Hispanic/Latino	70	12%
Two or more races	25	4%
Asian	9	2%
Black or African American	5	1%
Total enrollment	594	320M / 274F

English Language Learners: 9 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	78.0% +29.2pp	48.8%	284
Reading Proficiency	78.0% +25.8pp	52.2%	284
Science Proficiency	70-74%	—	92

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.49 grade levels

Math

-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	594	100%

Contact & Location

2201 SW MATHESON AVE

PALM CITY, FL 34990

Phone: (772)219-1500

http://martinschools.org/o/bces

District

MARTIN

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,098

District enrollment: 18,641

Other Schools in District

CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY Elementary
CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FELIX A WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HOBE SOUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
J. D. PARKER SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY Elementary
JENSEN BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 34990) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120129003087

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD