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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003000002
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY
1912 NW 5TH AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32603 · (352) 955-6705 · Alachua County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
189 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
72%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
46.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 47.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY this school | 501 | 37.7% | 46.4% |
| ROYAL PALM BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROYAL PALM BEACH | 643 | 36.7% | 68.9% |
| SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 629 | 41.0% | 58.9% |
| LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY LAKELAND | 512 | 37.7% | 83.8% |
| MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 476 | 39.1% | 63.2% |
| CYPRESS TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROYAL PALM BEACH | 533 | 42.2% | 66.8% |
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 CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,510 of 2,136 | #18 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #1,783 of 2,149 ▼ 281 | #19 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,467 of 2,149 ▼ 251 | #18 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #1,414 of 2,267 | #12 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #270 of 2,077 | #5 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #92 of 2,108 | #4 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #1,648 of 2,188 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #293 of 1,374 | #4 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
501
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 501 | 36.4 | 13.8:1 | 38% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 35.3 | 14.2:1 | 40% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 29.4 | 17.2:1 | 41% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 41% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 51 | 13.3:1 | 45% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 54% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 52% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 45% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 27 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY.
About CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in GAINESVILLE, Florida, and it is part of ALACHUA. The school reports 501 students in kindergarten through 5.
ALACHUA has 60 schools; together they serve 28,255 students.
At CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY, the largest share of students is White, at 33%. Next come 33% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 61% White. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 36.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 13.8:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 38% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Alachua County, the average is 48%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY would score about 62.3%. It scores 46.4%, a bottom-10% result among Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Alachua County, the median household income is $61,949, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Alachua County has 68 public schools and roughly 29,618 students.
The shortest distance from CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to A.QUINN JONES CENTER. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 57.2% proficiency; CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY posts 46.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (495) and 2024-25 (501).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 schools in GAINESVILLE
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOLCombined · 1,363 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 854 students
Nearby schools
- A.QUINN JONES CENTER0.8 mi · 95
- ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)0.8 mi · 29
- ALACHUA ESCHOOL (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)0.8 mi · 178
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,825
- LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 714
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 854
Frequently asked questions
About CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY?
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-05.
Is CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY have?
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY?
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 33% White, 33% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY in?
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY is part of ALACHUA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.