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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUWANNEE·NCES 120183004454
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
26801 STATE ROAD 247, BRANFORD, FL 32008 · (386) 935-5700 · Suwannee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-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
18.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
422 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
57.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 58.7% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 712 | 59.3% | 55.4% |
| SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREEN COVE SPRINGS | 695 | 59.1% | 73.9% |
| CRYSTAL RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL CRYSTAL RIVER | 644 | 59.5% | 51.5% |
| ROCK CRUSHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMOSASSA | 664 | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTERLACHEN | 844 | 59.0% | 43.1% |
| HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERNANDO | 730 | 60.4% | 57.9% |
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 BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #1,076 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #1,204 of 2,149 ▼ 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #951 of 2,149 ▲ 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #672 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,740 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #1,714 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #936 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #598 of 621 |
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
712
+75 (+12%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 712 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 59% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 39.5 | 18.5:1 | 67% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 36.4 | 19.5:1 | 68% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 36 | 17.7:1 | 60% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 78% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 49% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 68% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 60% (347) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school found in BRANFORD, Florida. Its 712 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within SUWANNEE, which has 10 schools and 6,004 students.
By race and ethnicity, BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 77% White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, Suwannee County is about 74% White. BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 39 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.3:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 422 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%. Across public schools in Suwannee County, the average is about the same, 56%.
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 51.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Suwannee County show that median household income is about $56,658, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 13 public schools in Suwannee County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,004.
The closest other public school is BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Suwannee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,342
Census ACS
Median income
$56,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SUWANNEE
- SUWANNEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,167 students
- SUWANNEE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 971 students
- SUWANNEE RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 901 students
- BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 799 students
- SUWANNEE PINEVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 658 students
- SUWANNEE SPRINGCREST ELEMENTARYElementary · 615 students
Nearby schools
- BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 799
- FORT WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.6 mi · 644
- FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL12.6 mi · 1,101
- BELL HIGH SCHOOL15.1 mi · 696
- BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.2 mi · 656
- COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.5 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 712 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SUWANNEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.