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Schools in Ave Maria · Collier County School District

Ave Maria’s public schools outscore 83% of Florida districts

Math proficiency in Ave Maria’s districts is 64%, above the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ave Maria, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#50of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

57%

▲ 5 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Math proficiency

64%

▲ 12 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Graduate on time

92%

▲ 4 pts vs FL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$15.1K

▲ 16% vs FL $13.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

17.1

FL 18.0 · smaller classes

Schools in town

42,131 students on the public path

In brief

Ave Maria’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 308 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ave Maria’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 64% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,064 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

32 elementary schools, then 11 middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Rhodora J Donahue Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ave Maria’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresA⁻ Graduation

A−: better than 83% of Florida school districts, #50 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 83%

Lower resultsHigher results

Florida towns with similar household incomes (308)Better than 88%

A⁻AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 27,404 test results and a graduating class of 3,669 could put Ave Maria anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Ave Maria’s students in the tested grades sat them (26,206 in math, 28,603 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ave Maria, with each school’s own grade.

32 schools teach K in Ave Maria’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.

Ave Maria’s public schools outscore 83% of Florida districts

Ave Maria’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

32 elementary schools, then 11 middle and nine high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Ave Maria’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Above the state in reading

Ave Maria vs. its neighbors

Every school in Ave Maria

Questions about Ave Maria’s schools

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