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Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009000042
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7115 E HIGHWAY 22, PANAMA CITY, FL 32404 · (850) 767-1241 · Bay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
418 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 50 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
70%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
50.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
57.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 63.2% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 622 | 67.2% | 55.2% |
| MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 671 | 67.8% | 48.1% |
| OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 682 | 64.4% | 51.0% |
| PORT MALABAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 628 | 63.9% | 53.0% |
| HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WALES | 667 | 69.1% | 60.0% |
| JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 586 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
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 CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #1,085 of 2,136 | #10 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #1,227 of 2,149 ▼ 408 | #11 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,255 of 2,149 ▼ 262 | #12 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #949 of 2,267 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,940 of 2,077 | #23 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #199 of 2,108 | #5 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #579 of 2,188 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.4% | #254 of 621 | #4 of 10 |
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
622
+238 (+62%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 67% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 32.9 | 16.3:1 | 73% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 72% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 71% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 82% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 79% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 68% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 51% (364) |
| 1990-91 | 961 | 52 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a mid-sized elementary school, CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in PANAMA CITY, Florida. There are 622 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to BAY, which has 47 schools and 27,494 students.
The student body at CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group. White students lead at 44%. Other groups make up 23% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 14% multiracial. Bay County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 67% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Bay County average 43%.
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.2% and a predicted 47.5%.
In the surrounding county, Bay County, median household income comes to about $73,533, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 50 public schools and about 27,672 students.
Among nearby public schools, PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest at about 2.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 36.4%, lower than CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 55.2%.
Federal data place CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts for CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: 384 students in 2020-21, 622 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
Other schools in PANAMA CITY
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 865 students
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 766 students
- DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 735 students
Other Callaway Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Callaway Elementary. CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Callaway Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 677 students
- Callaway Elementary SchoolLaGrange, GA · 638 students
- Callaway ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 231 students
- Callaway ElementaryCallaway, VA · 185 students
- CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCALLAWAY, NE · 98 students
Nearby schools
- PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 510
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,394
- MARGARET K. LEWIS IN MILLVILLE3.4 mi · 170
- CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 495
- OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY4.2 mi · 394
- ROSENWALD HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 622 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 20.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 44% White, 18% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.