Treasure Coast Classical Academy, Stuart FL

Original Research by School Decision on Treasure Coast Classical Academy

Treasure Coast Classical Academy is a charter school in Stuart, Florida, serving kindergarten through twelfth grade, though in practice the high school grades are only beginning to fill in. Enrollment data shows students through tenth grade, with no students yet in eleventh or twelfth grade, meaning the school is still building out its upper secondary program. Families considering it for the long arc from elementary through graduation should ask the school directly about its timeline and plans for completing the high school pathway.

The school sits in Stuart, the county seat of Martin County, a coastal city on the St. Lucie River with a compact historic downtown of boutique shops, cafes, and galleries, publicly described as carrying an "old Florida" feel. Schools in the area are generally on standalone suburban campuses rather than embedded in the downtown core, and this school's address on SE Cove Road fits that pattern. Stuart is growing, driven largely by migration from the Northeast, with new residential development underway and a housing market that has moderated after years of rapid appreciation. Home values in the immediate zip code sit noticeably above the Florida statewide median, and rents have edged upward year over year. Affordability is a real consideration: estimated monthly mortgage costs relative to the national median household income reflect a stretched price-to-income ratio, and rent consumes a substantial share of income at area rates.

Academically, the school's state FAST assessment results for the most recent year show a mixed picture across grades and subjects. Math proficiency is a clear strength in the middle grades, where results climb meaningfully and reach a high level by eighth grade. Elementary math results are solid but more uneven by grade. ELA proficiency in the elementary grades is lower, particularly in fourth and fifth grade, before recovering in sixth and seventh. Eighth grade ELA falls back somewhat. Science results at the two tested grade points, fifth and eighth, land in the moderate range. The pattern suggests the school gets stronger results as students move into the middle grades, particularly in math, but the elementary reading and ELA numbers are worth a conversation with school leadership for any family with children in the lower grades.

The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest group. Very few students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a notably low share and tells you something about the economic profile of enrolled families. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not reported in the available records, so families with children who have specific learning needs or are English language learners should ask the school directly what services and supports are in place.

The school is a charter, which means it operates with some autonomy from the Martin County School District while still being publicly funded. The parent district has had a broadly positive recent trajectory: it publicly regained a top state accountability rating for the 2024-2025 school year, its first such rating in several years. The district has also passed two successive half-mill property tax renewals to sustain teacher pay, school safety, and mental health programs, and a separate half-cent sales tax funded facility renovations across the county. Charter schools operate somewhat separately from those funding and governance structures, so families should confirm directly with the academy which district resources and programs, if any, apply to their child.

A graduation rate was not available in the data, which is consistent with the school not yet having a graduating class. Multi-year trend data was also not available, so it is not possible to say whether proficiency has been rising, falling, or holding steady.

The comparison data for Martin County involves only one district, so no meaningful peer positioning is available for this school against county neighbors. AP, dual enrollment, and other advanced coursework data were not provided, leaving a gap on the high school academic pathway that matters especially as those upper grades fill in over coming years.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 372%

School 72% · District 62% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 65% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 58% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 63% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 787%

School 87% · District 62% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median

Grade 892%

School 92% · District 37% · ▲ 55 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 56% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 54% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 55% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 63% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 774%

School 74% · District 52% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 50% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Science

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 52% · ▲ 1 pts above district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 858%

School 58% · District 49% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median

This schoolMARTIN, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income74%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income60%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income58%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income58%Higher-income72%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income83%Higher-income73%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income67%Higher-income64%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income75%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income65%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income62%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income73%31 pp gap