Samuel S. Gaines Academy K-8 Primary School
2250 South Jenkins Rd
Fort Pierce FL, 34947, Saint Lucie County
Phone: 772-462-8888
Ranking:
(2,561 out of 2,614, bottom 2%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: St. Lucie County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 76 | 89 | 113 | 115 | 93 | 102 | 71 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,173 | 1,173 | 1,220 | 1,286 | 1,228 | 1,206 | 1,134 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 40 | 3.4% | 37 | 3.2% | 27 | 2.2% | 24 | 1.9% | 22 | 1.8% | 22 | 1.8% | 25 | 2.2% |
Kindergarten: | 133 | 11.3% | 107 | 9.1% | 134 | 11.0% | 135 | 10.5% | 108 | 8.8% | 126 | 10.4% | 112 | 9.9% |
Grade 1: | 112 | 9.5% | 135 | 11.5% | 131 | 10.7% | 122 | 9.5% | 107 | 8.7% | 106 | 8.8% | 115 | 10.1% |
Grade 2: | 124 | 10.6% | 119 | 10.1% | 104 | 8.5% | 93 | 7.2% | 102 | 8.3% | 108 | 9.0% | 129 | 11.4% |
Grade 3: | 152 | 13.0% | 120 | 10.2% | 115 | 9.4% | 149 | 11.6% | 118 | 9.6% | 141 | 11.7% | 138 | 12.2% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 6.4% | 86 | 7.3% | 114 | 9.3% | 84 | 6.5% | 110 | 9.0% | 124 | 10.3% | 133 | 11.7% |
Grade 5: | 82 | 7.0% | 108 | 9.2% | 82 | 6.7% | 122 | 9.5% | 132 | 10.7% | 134 | 11.1% | 133 | 11.7% |
Grade 6: | 169 | 14.4% | 136 | 11.6% | 175 | 14.3% | 229 | 17.8% | 195 | 15.9% | 194 | 16.1% | 216 | 19.0% |
Grade 7: | 138 | 11.8% | 163 | 13.9% | 183 | 15.0% | 175 | 13.6% | 159 | 12.9% | 183 | 15.2% | 78 | 6.9% |
Grade 8: | 148 | 12.6% | 162 | 13.8% | 155 | 12.7% | 153 | 11.9% | 175 | 14.3% | 68 | 5.6% | 55 | 4.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 641 | 54.6% | 627 | 53.5% | 652 | 53.4% | 679 | 52.8% | 623 | 50.7% | 591 | 49.0% | 539 | 47.5% |
Female: | 532 | 45.4% | 546 | 46.5% | 568 | 46.6% | 607 | 47.2% | 570 | 46.4% | 570 | 47.3% | 554 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 12 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 546 | 46.5% | 517 | 44.1% | 466 | 38.2% | 467 | 36.3% | 360 | 29.3% | 365 | 30.3% | 298 | 26.3% |
Black: | 435 | 37.1% | 491 | 41.9% | 570 | 46.7% | 580 | 45.1% | 558 | 45.4% | 573 | 47.5% | 553 | 48.8% |
White: | 146 | 12.4% | 133 | 11.3% | 145 | 11.9% | 195 | 15.2% | 269 | 21.9% | 223 | 18.5% | 230 | 20.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 36 | 3.1% | 26 | 2.2% | 31 | 2.5% | 34 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,011 | 86.2% | 954 | 81.3% | 986 | 80.8% | 1,035 | 80.5% | 951 | 77.4% | 863 | 71.6% | 779 | 68.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 2.0% | 44 | 3.8% | 37 | 3.0% | 66 | 5.1% | 72 | 5.9% | 105 | 8.7% | 124 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.43 | 13.18 | 10.80 | 11.18 | 13.20 | 14.10 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 393 | 402 |
FCAT | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 331 | 337 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 336 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 186 | 200 | 202 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 177 | 197 | 201 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267 | 304 | 314 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271 | 309 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 184 | 198 | 201 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 178 | 197 | 201 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 320 | 330 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 327 | 331 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 198 | 211 | 215 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 202 | 210 | 215 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 312 | 323 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 313 | 323 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 197 | 210 | 213 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 199 | 208 | 212 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 324 | 336 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 329 | 336 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 210 | 218 | 222 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 200 | 217 | 221 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 297 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 300 | 310 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 206 | 217 | 221 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 201 | 217 | 220 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 308 | 318 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 315 | 322 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 311 | 322 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 181 | 197 | 201 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 304 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 309 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 213 | 224 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 213 | 223 | 226 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273 | 305 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 306 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 211 | 222 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 210 | 222 | 225 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 303 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 303 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 232 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 232 | 235 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 316 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 314 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 220 | 228 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 219 | 228 | 231 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 317 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 319 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 240 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 239 | 240 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 307 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 309 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 235 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 235 | 237 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 304 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 311 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 310 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 192 | 198 | 200 |
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* Samuel S. Gaines Academy K-8 Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.