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Alumni: what's one memory from DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126001878
DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10235 SW 180TH AVENUE RD, DUNNELLON, FL 34432 · (352) 465-6710 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
407 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 34 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
61%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
46.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 44.5% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 644 | 63.2% | 46.8% |
| BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVIEW | 663 | 63.2% | 39.5% |
| FORT BRADEN SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 668 | 65.6% | 34.8% |
| BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 590 | 61.7% | 58.3% |
| CHESTER W. TAYLOR JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZEPHYRHILLS | 676 | 60.5% | 27.9% |
| WEST ZEPHYRHILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZEPHYRHILLS | 625 | 66.7% | 31.7% |
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 DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,496 of 2,136 | #14 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,376 of 2,149 ▲ 277 | #13 of 32 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,476 of 2,149 ▲ 95 | #13 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #885 of 2,267 | #19 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,272 of 2,077 | #19 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #842 of 2,108 | #25 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #782 of 2,188 | #21 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #307 of 621 | #10 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. 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
644
+83 (+15%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 644 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 63% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 59% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 61% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 64% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 67% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 65% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 66% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 66% (404) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school located in DUNNELLON, Florida. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 644 students.
DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in MARION, a system of 62 schools with 46,349 students.
The share of White students at DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 50%, a majority. The school is also 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 69% White share among all Marion County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 16.5 students per teacher, from 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 1.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 63% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.5%. DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 46.8%.
For Marion County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $61,010, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 68 public schools in the county, enrolling about 46,349, DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL sits about 0.2 miles from DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 15% rise took enrollment from 561 in 2020-21 to 644 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.8:1 to 16.5:1.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 DUNNELLON
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
- ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 747 students
- DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 712 students
Nearby schools
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,562
- DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL3.4 mi · 712
- ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.7 mi · 747
- CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.0 mi · 801
- CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL7.1 mi · 752
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.9 mi · 877
Frequently asked questions
About DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 644 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 50% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARION.
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