P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL

As a roomy all-grades campus in GAINESVILLE, Florida, P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL hosts 1,363 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by UF LAB SCH. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 353 students each, so P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL sits 286% bigger than that benchmark.

Operationally, P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL answers to UF LAB SCH, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 25% Hispanic, 20% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alachua County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Alachua County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,949, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in Alachua County (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students).

The closest other public school is ALACHUA ESCHOOL (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE), roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL has rose 18%, going from 1,153 students in 2018 to 1,363 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 17% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

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