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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDRY·NCES 120078002559
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
201 ARROYO AVE, CLEWISTON, FL 33440 · (863) 983-1560 · Hendry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
372 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
58.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
71.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
-116 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 18.0:1
% White
15%
was 12%
% Hispanic
60%
was 56%
% Black
23%
was 29%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment K-5 school in CLEWISTON, Florida, overseen by HENDRY. The school instructs 477 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 13 schools operated by HENDRY, a district that educates 13,430 students overall.
Looking at the student body, EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 23% Black, 15% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hendry County (around 64%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 59.7%, a residual of +17.6 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hendry County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,393 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Hendry County (combined enrollment of about 7,592 students).
Nearest neighbor: WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.2%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 20%, going from 593 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 29% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.
On allk12, members of the EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Hendry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,382
Census ACS
Median income
$56,393
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HENDRY
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- LABELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,422 students
- CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 966 students
- COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 935 students
- LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 830 students
- CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
Other schools in CLEWISTON
- CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 966 students
- CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 547 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- Ahfachkee Day SchoolCombined · 231 students
- MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 22 students
Nearby schools
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 480
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 547
- CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 966
- CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 679
- MOORE HAVEN MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL.11.9 mi · 498
- MOORE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 19.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 15% White, 60% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HENDRY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.