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What do students at COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
873
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126002760
COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1330 SW 33RD AVE, OCALA, FL 34474 · (352) 291-4040 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL873 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
633 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 52 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 184 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 14% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
32.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 45.5% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,884 of 2,136 | #24 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #1,906 of 2,149 | #24 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #2,010 of 2,149 | #28 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 873 | #344 of 2,267 | #7 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,998 of 2,077 | #32 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #733 of 2,108 | #22 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #419 of 621 | #13 of 19 |
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
873
+50 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 14.4:1
% White
19%
was 19%
% Hispanic
54%
was 50%
% Black
23%
was 25%
% 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 | 873 | 41 | 21.3:1 | 73% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 45 | 18.3:1 | 73% (600) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 78% (652) |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 80% (656) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school located in OCALA, Florida, in Marion County. The school counts 873 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
Within MARION, COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 62 schools. The district enrolls 46,349 students.
COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 54% Hispanic. Next come 23% Black, 19% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 17% Hispanic among all Marion County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Dividing enrollment by its 41 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.3:1. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. Eligible students account for 73% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That rate is above the 57% average among public schools in Marion County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 44.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Marion County, median household income is about $61,010, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 68 public schools in Marion County.
The closest public school, DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.4 miles from COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 873 was 6% higher than in 2017-18, when it was 823. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 21.3:1, from 14.4:1.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in OCALA
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,402 students
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKSMiddle · 1,260 students
Nearby schools
- DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 789
- MCSO ADULTS1.4 mi · 10
- MARION REG. JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER1.6 mi · 94
- SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,007
- MADISON STREET ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS2.0 mi · 467
- HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 917
Frequently asked questions
About COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 873 students in grades PK-05.
Is COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 19% White, 54% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MARION in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.