The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in Science. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on J. D. Parker School of Technology
J. D. Parker School of Technology sits on SE 10th Street in Stuart, Florida, serving students from kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public elementary school within the Martin County School District. Pre-kindergarten is listed in the grade band but shows no enrolled students in the current data.
The school's student body is meaningfully diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest group, followed by Black and white students, with smaller shares of Asian and multiracial students. A large majority of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a useful anchor for understanding the community this school primarily serves. Data on English learner rates and students served under individualized education programs were not available in what was provided.
On Florida's FAST assessments, which cover grades three through five, reading and math proficiency results sit below the midpoint for most grade levels. ELA scores across the tested grades are in the mid-to-upper thirties to low forties, and math results range from just below forty to just above fifty, with fourth grade showing the strongest math performance. Fifth-grade science results land just below half of students scoring proficient. These numbers are what they are: a substantial share of students are not yet meeting state proficiency thresholds, and parents who want to understand the picture in more depth would do well to ask the school directly about intervention supports, tutoring structures, and how individual student progress is tracked year over year. Trend data was not available, so it is not possible from this data alone to say whether scores are moving up or holding steady.
One district-level note matters here. Publicly reported information indicates that the Martin County School District regained a top state accountability grade from the Florida Department of Education for the 2024-2025 school year, the first time it has reached that tier in some years, with every district school earning a C or better. J. D. Parker's individual school grade was not included in the data provided, so that detail would be worth checking directly.
The district has also publicly supported teacher recruitment and retention through a recurring property tax referendum that voters approved in 2022 and were again asked to renew in late 2024. Those funds cover school safety and security, mental health programs, and academic initiatives alongside pay, which means the staffing environment and student support services at this school are tied in part to that sustained community investment.
The name "School of Technology" suggests a programmatic identity, but specific program offerings, instructional model details, or technology-integration descriptions were not part of the data available here. A family considering this school would want to ask the school directly what the technology focus looks like in practice at the elementary level.
Stuart itself is a waterfront city on the St. Lucie River, the county seat of Martin County, and its everyday character is compact and coastal. Downtown has a short, walkable grid of boutique shops, cafes, and galleries alongside a Riverwalk boardwalk that functions as the town's primary public gathering space. Major employers in the area include Cleveland Clinic's hospital system, the school district itself, and county and city government, along with a visible marine industry presence. The area is publicly reported to be experiencing steady population growth driven in part by migration from the Northeast, with a housing market that cooled modestly after years of rapid appreciation. Home values in the zip code are above the statewide median and well above the national median, and rents are notably high relative to income. For a family relocating to the area, the cost of housing near this school is a real factor to plan around.
A planned Brightline intercity rail station in downtown Stuart, publicly reported to be in development near the historic courthouse, would add a new transit connection for the area over time.
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