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Location Map PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34986 St. Lucie County
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District Poverty Rate 11.2% (data source)
Non-White Students 74.7% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (53)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Fort Pierce Westwood Academy The W.e.s.t. Prep Magnet
Allapattah Flats K-8Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bayshore Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Floresta Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Forest Grove Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Fort Pierce Central High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMYStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lakewood Park Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Manatee Academy K-8Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Mariposa Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Oak Hammock K-8 SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Port St. Lucie High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Renaissance Charter School At TraditionStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Samuel S. Gaines Academy Of Emerging TechnologiesStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Savanna Ridge Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
St. Lucie West Centennial HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
St. Lucie West K-8 SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
White City Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
ACCELERATION ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Chester A. Moore Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Creative Arts Academy Of St. LucieStep 0 No Progress 0
DALE CASSENS EDUCATION COMPLEXStep 0 No Progress 0
Dan Mccarty Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
DATA HOUSEStep 0 No Progress 0
Fairlawn Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Frances K. Sweet Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
HOMEBOUND PROGRAMStep 0 No Progress 0
Lawnwood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lincoln Park AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Morningside Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Mosaic Digital Academy (St. Lucie Virtual Franchise)Step 0 No Progress 0
Mosaic Digital Academy PtStep 0 No Progress 0
Northport K-8 SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS TREASURE COASTStep 0 No Progress 0
Parkway Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
PERFORMANCE BASED PREPARATORY ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Renaissance Charter School Of St. LucieStep 0 No Progress 0
Rivers Edge Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
SOMERSET ACADEMY BETHANYStep 0 No Progress 0
Somerset Academy St. LucieStep 0 No Progress 0
Somerset College Preparatory AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Southern Oaks Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Southport Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
ST LUCIE COUNTY JAIL - ROCK ROAD ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
ST. LUCIE DETENTION CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
St. Lucie Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
St. Lucie Virtual Instruction ProgramStep 0 No Progress 0
TRADITION PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Treasure Coast High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Village Green Environmental Studies SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Weatherbee Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
West Gate K-8 SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Windmill Point Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Florida State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
State Law Link http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1003/Sections/1003.21.html
Law Notes (b) Each district school board, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education, shall adopt policies authorizing a parent to request and be granted permission for absence of a student from school for:
1. Religious instruction or religious holidays.
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