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Enrollment
725
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEVY·NCES 120114000798
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1205 NW 4TH AVE, CHIEFLAND, FL 32626 · (352) 493-6040 · Levy County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
482 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 46 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
52.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 725 | 66.5% | 47.7% |
| SOUTH WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKTON | 700 | 71.0% | 48.8% |
| HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERNANDO | 730 | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 687 | 64.6% | 45.5% |
| CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PORT | 813 | 66.2% | 66.0% |
| FORT WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT WHITE | 644 | 63.0% | 46.7% |
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 CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Levy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,451 of 2,136 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,517 of 2,149 ▼ 16 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,179 of 2,149 ▲ 183 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #642 of 2,267 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,716 of 2,077 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #1,414 of 2,108 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #613 of 2,188 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #1,002 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
725
+50 (+7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 875
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 725 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 66% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 40 | 18.3:1 | 76% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 38.8 | 18.6:1 | 72% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 70% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 76% (602) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 43 | 17.5:1 | 66% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 67% (488) |
| 2000-01 | 875 | 53 | 16.5:1 | 62% (540) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in CHIEFLAND, Florida, reachable at (352) 493-6040. It reports enrollment of 725 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 20% larger than that mark.
Besides CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LEVY runs 11 other schools. The district enrolls 5,554 students.
Of every 100 students at CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 70 are White. The rest of enrollment is 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 9% Black. Among all residents of Levy County, the White share is about 79%. The diversity index for CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. A total of 482 students, or 66%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.7% actual, 47.9% predicted).
The school is in Levy County, where the median household earns about $56,750 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Levy County, 15 public schools serve about 5,554 students.
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 50 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Levy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,391
Census ACS
Median income
$56,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,554 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEVY
- WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 760 students
- JOYCE M. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
- BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 586 students
- BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 537 students
- WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
Other schools in CHIEFLAND
- CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 760 students
- WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 132 students
- NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 84 students
Nearby schools
- CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 760
- WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL2.0 mi · 132
- NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 84
- TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 779
- TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 701
- OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 725 students in grades PK-05.
Is CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LEVY in Levy County.
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