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Samsula Academy School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
248 N Samsula Dr
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Phone
(386) 423-6650
District
VOLUSIA
County
VOLUSIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
167
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.3% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Samsula Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
74%
58%
72%
55%
76%
60%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
71%
55%
79%
53%
63%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
60%
55%
72%
55%
48%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
17
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 32 19.2%
Grade 1 25 15.0%
Grade 2 29 17.4%
Grade 3 31 18.6%
Grade 4 20 12.0%
Grade 5 30 18.0%
Total 167 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.7% 55.2% 36.4%
Black 0.0% 17.0% 21.7%
Hispanic 7.3% 25.4% 38.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 2.1% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 60.1% 50.3%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 56.4% 46.4%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 3.7% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 568,229 22,610,726
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 516.0 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.4% 16.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.1% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 25.1% 21.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 237,396 8,550,911
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.2% 33.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.7% 18.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.1% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 8.5% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,714 $358,521,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $462 $28,981,000 4.0%
Staff $681 $42,754,000 5.8%
General Administration $125 $7,832,000 1.1%
School Administration $669 $41,971,000 5.7%
Operation $1,065 $66,800,000 9.1%
Transportation $289 $18,154,000 2.5%
Other $389 $24,394,000 3.3%
Total Support $3,680 $230,886,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,289 $143,587,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $11,683 $732,994,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,487 $18,612,485,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $557 $1,598,221,000 4.5%
Staff $697 $2,000,201,000 5.6%
General Administration $134 $383,750,000 1.1%
School Administration $570 $1,634,810,000 4.6%
Operation $1,148 $3,294,917,000 9.2%
Transportation $379 $1,088,371,000 3.1%
Other $335 $960,812,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,820 $10,961,082,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,114 $6,064,456,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $12,421 $35,638,023,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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