Coastal Connections Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Tampa, Florida

Coastal Connections Academy in Tampa, Florida enrolled 261 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 52.2 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 77% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 79%

1,131 students in 2022-23, 260 students in 2023-24, 261 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 5.0.

Students enrolled at Coastal Connections Academy by school year2022-23: 1,131, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26105001k1.5k2022-231,1312023-242602024-25261
Students enrolled at Coastal Connections Academy by school year2022-23: 1,131, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26105001k1.5k2022-231,1312023-242602024-25261
Students enrolled at Coastal Connections Academy by school year2022-23: 1,131, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26105001k1.5k2022-231,1312023-242602024-25261
Students enrolled at Coastal Connections Academy by school year2022-23: 1,131, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26105001k1.5k2022-231,1312023-242602024-25261
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,13124.047.1
2023-242605.052.0
2024-252615.052.2

52.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 Florida elementary schools

Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 52.2; state median 15.8.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 52.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 52.2; state median 15.8.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 52.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 52.2; state median 15.8.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 52.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 52.2; state median 15.8.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 52.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Coastal Connections Academy enrolled 1,364 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

41.8% of students were White, 29.5% Hispanic, 16.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White41.8%
  2. Hispanic29.5%
  3. Black16.1%
  4. Two or more races10.7%
  5. American Indian0.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.8%
  7. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Coastal Connections Academy scored proficient or above: 37-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237‑42%61%53%
Math, 2022-2324%66% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 82 students in Coastal Connections Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%90%88%
Students in the class822,419208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Elementary schools in Tampa

94 public elementary schools in Tampa report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Turner-Bartels K-8 School1,31715.532.0%
Henderson Hammock Charter School1,15421.474.6%
Dr Carter G Woodson K-8 School99022.367.6%
Pride Elementary School98015.919.0%
Pizzo K-8 School96815.761.6%
Deer Park Elementary School95715.520.2%
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School93317.526.3%
Trinity School for Children91021.70.5%

All public schools in Tampa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Coastal Connections Academy

  1. How much Santa Rosa County District Schools spends per student$10,065 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,065
  2. The largest public schools in FloridaCoastal Connections Academy is the number 2,025 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,025 of 2,193
  3. Florida schools by students per teacher52.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.52.2:1
  4. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Coastal Connections Academy

  1. How many students attend Coastal Connections Academy?
    261 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,131 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tampa, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Coastal Connections Academy?
    52.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Coastal Connections Academy a Title I school?
    Coastal Connections Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Coastal Connections Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Coastal Connections Academy scored proficient or above: 37-42% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Coastal Connections Academy?
    85-89% of the 82 students in Coastal Connections Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Coastal Connections Academy in?
    Santa Rosa County District Schools, NCES district ID 1201650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120165008959 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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