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Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

2250 S Jenkins Rd, Fort Pierce, FL 34947 · (772) 462-8888 · Part of St. Lucie County School District

Fort Pierce’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
786
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fort Pierce kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Fort Pierce kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging TechnologiesYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2250 S Jenkins Rd, Fort Pierce

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten62
Grade 177
Grade 279
Grade 390
Grade 462
Grade 582
Grade 6110
Grade 796
Grade 8128
Enrollment over time
776’20
721’21
794’22
702’23
786’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%Black 36%White 12%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies from Fort Pierce families.

Other schools in St. Lucie County School District

The district →
Oak Hammock K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port St Lucie
C+
1,727 students19:1
West Gate K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port St Lucie
B+
1,639 students18:1
Renaissance Charter School of ST. Lucie
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port St Lucie
B−
1,413 students18:1
Allapattah Flats K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port St Lucie
B−
1,347 students18:1
Northport K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port St Lucie
C+
1,206 students15:1
Windmill Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port St Lucie
B
1,056 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Fort Pierce’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.