SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Regular School · FORT PIERCE, FL

SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES is a regular school school in FORT PIERCE, Florida, serving grades PK–08 with 786 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

786

Teachers (FTE)

50.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	367	47%
Black or African American	286	36%
White	95	12%
Two or more races	26	3%
Asian	10	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	786	473M / 313F

English Language Learners: 162 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	43.0% -5.8pp	48.8%	591
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -10.2pp	52.2%	592
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	185

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)

-0.60 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

243

30.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	786	100%

Contact & Location

2250 S JENKINS RD

FORT PIERCE, FL 34947

Phone: (772)462-8888

http://schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us/SGA/

District

ST. LUCIE

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,116

District enrollment: 45,661

Other Schools in District

ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 Elementary
BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY OF ST. LUCIE Elementary
FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FLORESTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FRANCES K. SWEET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 34947) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120177006816

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