Short answer: Mariposa Elementary is a PreK-5 St. Lucie Public Schools campus at 2620 SE Mariposa Avenue, which the Census geocoder places inside Port St. Lucie even though the school website header says Fort Pierce. Florida's 2025-26 grades file gives it a C with 53 percent of possible points, matching C cells for 2025 and 2024. The school day is 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the district profile, and the campus belongs to the Blue Zone.
Last verified: October 22, 2026, against the sources listed at the end of this page.
What is Mariposa Elementary's 2026 Florida school grade?
Mariposa Elementary in Port St. Lucie holds a C for 2025-26, earned with 53 percent of total possible points.
MARIPOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is school 0341 of district 56, ST. LUCIE, in the state's newest grades file, and the Grade 2026 cell on its row reads C (state grades file, Mariposa row). The same Mariposa row lists 427 Total Points Earned across 8 Total Components, with 98 in Percent Tested.
Mariposa's School Type is 01, Elementary, and the workbook's note assigns elementary schools a C from 41% to 53% of points, a B from 54% to 61% and an A from 62% upward (scale note in the state file).
Florida's school grading statute pairs the C with the phrase satisfactory progress (grading statute). The Mariposa row also reads NO for Charter School, YES for Title I and 90 for Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students.
The state's roster of Title I schools for 2024-25 gives MARIPOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 772 total students ages 5 to 17 and 584 children from low-income families, which the list prints as 75.65% (Title I roster for 2024-25). That Port St. Lucie line uses the list's own count, which is not the same measure as the federal enrollment figure further down.
How did Mariposa Elementary do on reading, math and science?
Mariposa's 2025-26 row reads 65 for Mathematics Achievement, 56 for English Language Arts Achievement and 56 for Science Achievement.
The Mariposa cells appear below grouped by subject, with achievement, learning gains and lowest 25% gains side by side (state grades file, Mariposa row). The Port St. Lucie school's third grade reading cell reads 62.
| Subject | Achievement | Learning Gains | Gains, lowest 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 56 | 53 | 47 |
| English Language Arts, grade 3 only | 62 | not scored | not scored |
| Mathematics | 65 | 48 | 40 |
| Science | 56 | not scored | not scored |
| Summary cells | 427 points, 8 components | 53 percent of points | 98 percent tested |
That third grade cell has its own definition in section 1008.34, which limits it to schools that include grade 3 and counts eligible students reaching level 3 or above on the state's third grade reading assessment (grading statute).
Mariposa's math learning gains cell for the lowest 25% reads 40 and the matching English Language Arts cell reads 47 (Mariposa cells, FLDOE). The school's site links an FLDOE Uniform Assessment Calendar for families tracking when state tests fall during the Port St. Lucie school year (Mariposa Elementary website).
What grades has Mariposa Elementary earned in past years?
Mariposa's row shows an A in the Grade 2022 column, a D in the Grade 2016 column and C in the Grade 2024, 2025 and 2026 columns.
| Period | Letters, newest first |
|---|---|
| 2022 to 2026 | 2026 C; 2025 C; 2024 C; 2023 B (informational baseline); 2022 A |
| 2016 to 2021 | 2021 no letter; 2019 B; 2018 B; 2017 B; 2016 D |
| 2011 to 2015 | 2015 C (informational baseline); 2014 C; 2013 C; 2012 B; 2011 A |
| 2005 to 2010 | 2010 A; 2009 B; 2008 B; 2007 A; 2006 C; 2005 A |
| 1999 to 2004 | 2004 B; 2003 A; 2002 C; 2001 B; 2000 C; 1999 C |
No 2020 column exists in the file, the 2021 cell on the Mariposa row has no letter, and the 2023 and 2015 columns are labeled Informational Baseline Grade, printed as B and C for this Port St. Lucie school (state grades file, Mariposa row).
Older Mariposa letters reach back to Grade 1999, which reads C, and Grade 2011 and Grade 2010 both read A. The Mariposa profile page offers links to testing results and the school improvement plan for the school's own account of its results (Mariposa profile page).
Is Mariposa Elementary in Port St. Lucie or Fort Pierce?
Mariposa Elementary is at 2620 SE Mariposa Avenue, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952, and the Census geocoder places the address inside Port St. Lucie city.
The school website's header prints 2620 SE Mariposa Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34952, while its contact block at the foot of the same page reads 2620 S.E. Mariposa Avenue Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 (Mariposa Elementary website). The district profile also uses Port St. Lucie (Mariposa profile page).
The Census geocoder matched 2620 SE MARIPOSA AVE, PORT ST LUCIE, FL, 34952 and assigned it to the incorporated place Port St. Lucie city (GEOID 1258715) (geocoder match).
The district profile gives phone (772) 337-5960, fax (772) 337-5976, Grades PreK-5, Zone Blue, Board District 2, Capacity 1002, Mascot Monarch Butterfly and Colors Blue and white. The NCES public school search lists mariposa elementary school at 2620 SE MARIPOSA AVE with 792 students and a PK-5 grade span (federal school directory).
When can a child start at Mariposa Elementary?
A child can enter Mariposa's kindergarten after turning 5 on or before September 1, and its VPK classes take 4 year olds who reach that age by the same date.
The Student Assignment page states the kindergarten line of 5 years old on or before September 1 and a first grade line of 6 years old by that date with kindergarten completed, and it says there is no early entrance for either (assignment age chart). Mariposa sits in the Blue Zone, which the same page defines as south of Midway Road and east of Florida's Turnpike, and (772) 429-3930 reaches the assignment office.
For a Mariposa kindergartner, Florida's attendance law in section 1003.21 makes kindergarten admission at 5 a matter of eligibility under district rules, and it makes school attendance required from age 6, or from the year a child turns 6 by February 1, until age 16 (attendance statute).
For prekindergarten, the district's Early Childhood page requires a VPK child to be 4 by September 1, gives families whose children have birthdays from February 2 through September 1 the choice of waiting until the child is 5, and lists an email address, Florida residency proof and age proof as what an application needs (district VPK page). Mariposa appears under the Blue Zone heading in that page's roster of summer 2026 VPK sites, and the Mariposa website keeps a separate School Supply List for VPK.
A notice posted on the Mariposa site on July 16, 2026 invited incoming kindergarteners and their families to a kindergarten orientation held Wednesday, July 29, at 9:00 a.m. (Mariposa Elementary news).
What does a school day at Mariposa Elementary look like?
Mariposa's website gives a morning bell at 8:25 a.m., an afternoon bell at 3:00 p.m. and office hours from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
The Port St. Lucie school's links cover Elementary Curriculum (K-5), Elementary Resources, Skyward Family Access, the School Meal Application and School Meal Menus, the district student calendar, Transportation Information and a Volunteer Application Process (Mariposa Elementary website). A 2025-2026 Student Handbook was posted on September 28, 2025.
School life at Mariposa shows up in dated posts: the PTO's Falloween 2025 family night with prepaid tickets and a candy drive, an August 28, 2025 PBIS Football Sundaes post saying fifth graders would get their sundaes on Friday, September 5, and new spirit shirts sold at open house and kindergarten orientation in July 2026 (Mariposa Elementary news).
For after school care, the Mariposa profile page names the Boys and Girls Clubs, (772) 398-0291, as the after school contact and carries Map/Directions and Safe Routes to School links for the Port St. Lucie campus (Mariposa profile page).
Last verified: October 22, 2026, with a fresh read of Mariposa's FLDOE workbook row and Title I list line, the district profile, the Student Assignment and Early Childhood pages, the Mariposa website header and footer, the NCES Port St. Lucie listing, sections 1008.34 and 1003.21, and a Census geocoder lookup of 2620 SE Mariposa Avenue.
Frequently asked questions
What grade did Mariposa Elementary receive in 2026?
A C. Florida's 2025-26 file credits Mariposa with 53 percent of the points it could earn, and its 2025 and 2024 cells are also C.
Is Mariposa Elementary in Fort Pierce?
The Census geocoder matches 2620 SE Mariposa Avenue to Port St. Lucie city, and the website footer and the district profile also print Port St. Lucie; the header of the school website prints Fort Pierce.
What is the Mariposa Elementary mascot?
The district profile lists the Monarch Butterfly as Mariposa's mascot, with blue and white as school colors.
Does Mariposa Elementary offer VPK?
Yes. The profile lists grades PreK-5, the school posts a VPK supply list, and the district named Mariposa a Blue Zone site for its Summer 2026 VPK program.
What time does school start at Mariposa Elementary?
The Mariposa website puts the morning bell at 8:25 a.m. and the afternoon bell at 3:00 p.m.
Sources
- FLDOE 2025-26 School Grades workbook https://www.fldoe.org/file/18534/SchoolGrades26.xlsx Used for: grade, components, history, flags
- St. Lucie Public Schools profile: Mariposa Elementary https://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/our-schools/profile/?sch=mar Used for: address, phone, grades, zone, capacity, mascot
- Mariposa Elementary website https://schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us/mar/ Used for: header and footer address, hours, bells, posts, links
- St. Lucie Public Schools Student Assignment https://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/departments/student-assignment/ Used for: age lines, zone, phone
- St. Lucie Public Schools Early Childhood https://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/departments/early-childhood/ Used for: VPK eligibility and Summer 2026 sites
- NCES public school search, Port St. Lucie https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&State=12&City=Port%20St.%20Lucie Used for: enrollment, grades
- FLDOE 2024-25 Title I school list https://www.fldoe.org/file/7767/2425TIPA-SchoolList.pdf Used for: Title I counts
- Census geocoder, 2620 SE Mariposa Ave https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress?benchmark=Public_AR_Current&vintage=Current_Current&layers=Incorporated%20Places,Census%20Designated%20Places&format=json&address=2620%20SE%20Mariposa%20Ave%2C%20Port%20St.%20Lucie%2C%20FL%2034952 Used for: incorporated place
- Florida Statutes 1008.34 https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/1008.34 Used for: C meaning, grade 3 component
- Florida Statutes 1003.21 https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/1003.21 Used for: kindergarten eligibility, compulsory attendance ages
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