APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary-level community in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, part of LEON, educates 482 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Within LEON, which oversees 51 schools and 31,579 students, APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Leon County (around 41%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 39.4%, a residual of -9.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Leon County put the typical household earns roughly $66,287 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Leon County (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students).

The closest other public school is LEON COUNTY VIRTUAL SCHOOL FRANCHISE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.0%.

APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 26%, going from 650 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 79% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.