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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003000015
ARCHER ELEMENTARY
14533 SW 170TH ST, ARCHER, FL 32618 · (352) 495-2111 · Alachua County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
209 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 53.3% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ARCHER ELEMENTARY
ARCHER ELEMENTARY's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHER ELEMENTARY this school | 413 | 50.6% | 57.4% |
| MAMIE AGNES JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALDWIN | 399 | 55.1% | 45.5% |
| WHITEHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 380 | 52.1% | 62.9% |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 468 | 46.4% | 56.0% |
| PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 354 | 53.7% | 58.3% |
| OCHWILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAWTHORNE | 388 | 53.6% | 38.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ARCHER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #976 of 2,136 | #15 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,009 of 2,149 ▲ 219 | #12 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #736 of 2,149 ▲ 195 | #11 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #1,729 of 2,267 | #15 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,018 of 2,077 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #584 of 2,108 | #15 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #1,278 of 2,188 | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #363 of 1,374 | #6 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 26.2 | 15.8:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 30.6 | 14.1:1 | 59% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 58% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 52% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 57% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 47% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 56% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 77% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 31 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARCHER ELEMENTARY.
About ARCHER ELEMENTARY
At 14533 SW 170TH ST in ARCHER, Florida, ARCHER ELEMENTARY operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 413 students. Enrollment is 32% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
ALACHUA runs 60 schools with a combined 28,255 students. ARCHER ELEMENTARY is one of them.
White students account for 51% of enrollment at ARCHER ELEMENTARY. Other groups include 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 61% White. By the diversity index, ARCHER ELEMENTARY comes in at 65%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1 at ARCHER ELEMENTARY, with 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 51%. Across public schools in Alachua County, the average is about the same, 48%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 55.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Alachua County show that median household income is about $61,949, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. ARCHER ELEMENTARY is one of 68 public schools in Alachua County, which together enroll about 29,618 students.
The closest public school, MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 7.4 miles from ARCHER ELEMENTARY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, ARCHER ELEMENTARY is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 444 to 413.
The ARCHER ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Alachua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALACHUA
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
Other Archer Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Archer Elementary. ARCHER ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Archer ElementaryVienna, VA · 543 students
- Archer ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 389 students
- ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRONX, NY · 309 students
Nearby schools
- MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 672
- BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 537
- BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 586
- LEVY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE8.0 mi · 4
- AMIKIDS8.6 mi · 26
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL8.6 mi · 1,014
Frequently asked questions
About ARCHER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend ARCHER ELEMENTARY?
ARCHER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ARCHER ELEMENTARY serve?
ARCHER ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ARCHER ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ARCHER ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ARCHER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ARCHER ELEMENTARY are roughly 51% White, 13% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees ARCHER ELEMENTARY?
ARCHER ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALACHUA in Alachua County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.