Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 687 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA·NCES 120165001816
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2312 HIGHWAY 182, JAY, FL 32565 · (850) 995-3690 · Santa Rosa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
187 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 16% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→JAY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SANTA ROSA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 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 | 65.4% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.1% | 67.3% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Santa Rosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #479 of 2,136 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #629 of 2,149 | #8 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #608 of 2,149 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #1,843 of 2,267 | #18 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,165 of 2,077 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #1,961 of 2,108 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #346 of 621 | #2 of 6 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
371
+32 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 10.9:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 50% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 52% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 47% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 31 | 10.9:1 | 47% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in JAY, Florida. The school had 371 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.
SANTA ROSA, which runs CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 38 schools and 29,643 students.
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 89% White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Santa Rosa County is about 80% White. CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 50%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.9% for CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 69.6%, 13.7 points above the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Santa Rosa County show that median household income is about $91,922, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 42 public schools in Santa Rosa County, which together enroll about 29,382 students.
The closest public school, WALLACE LAKE K-8, is about 6.9 miles from CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 9% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.1 students per teacher, compared with 10.9 in 2017-18.
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Santa Rosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
198,472
Census ACS
Median income
$91,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
29,382 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA ROSA
- NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,410 students
- PACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,316 students
- MILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,946 students
- EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,100 students
- WALLACE LAKE K-8Elementary · 1,061 students
Other schools in JAY
- JAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 498 students
- JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- WALLACE LAKE K-86.9 mi · 1,061
- MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY8.7 mi · 550
- CENTRAL SCHOOL8.8 mi · 732
- HIGH ROAD10.1 mi · 102
- S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL10.4 mi · 676
- THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL10.5 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SANTA ROSA in Santa Rosa County.
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