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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLANDS·NCES 120084000901
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
705 WINTHROP ST, AVON PARK, FL 33825 · (863) 452-4355 · Highlands County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
346 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 31 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
50.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
65.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 65.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 51.9% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 503 | 68.8% | 51.6% |
| DUNEDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DUNEDIN | 474 | 68.1% | 45.7% |
| CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL COCOA | 477 | 70.0% | 42.8% |
| YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 548 | 70.3% | 31.9% |
| H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 602 | 70.1% | 41.6% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 547 | 64.9% | 60.3% |
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 AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Highlands County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #1,250 of 2,136 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #832 of 2,149 ▲ 466 | #5 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,291 of 2,149 ▲ 112 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #1,404 of 2,267 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #449 of 2,077 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #662 of 2,108 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #504 of 2,188 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #678 of 1,374 | N/A |
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
503
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 503 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 69% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 28.5 | 19.4:1 | 86% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 77% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 73% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 83% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 87% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 79% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 75% (502) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a low-enrollment elementary school, AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in AVON PARK, Florida. Enrollment is 503 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to HIGHLANDS, which has 22 schools and 12,040 students.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 19% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 29 points above the 22% share among Highlands County residents. By the diversity index, AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 64%.
A ratio of 14.4:1 comes from the school's 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 69% of students at AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Highlands County, median household income is about $54,897, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Highlands County number 24 and enroll about 12,040.
The next-closest public school is AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Small.
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 520 students in 2020-21 and 503 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Highlands County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,702
Census ACS
Median income
$54,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HIGHLANDS
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,849 students
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 980 students
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 829 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
Other schools in AVON PARK
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 980 students
- AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 600 students
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 557 students
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 466 students
Other Avon Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Avon Elementary. AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- Avon Elementary SchoolHADDONFIELD, NJ · 305 students
- AVON ELEMENTARYAVON, MN · 264 students
- Avon Elementary SchoolAVON, CO · 242 students
- Avon Elementary SchoolAVON, NJ · 112 students
- Avon Elementary - 02Avon, SD · 74 students
Nearby schools
- AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 600
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 557
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 980
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 466
- SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 588
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL5.9 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 25% White, 51% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HIGHLANDS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.