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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126002681
EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
404 EMERALD RD, OCALA, FL 34472 · (352) 671-4800 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
499 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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
71%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
39.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 39.0% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 30.5% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
Schools most like EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 696 | 71.7% | 36.3% |
| W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 652 | 74.7% | 60.7% |
| GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 652 | 74.4% | 48.9% |
| JOHN F. TURNER SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 600 | 72.2% | 39.1% |
| HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WALES | 667 | 69.1% | 60.0% |
| SOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 712 | 68.5% | 42.0% |
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 EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,939 of 2,136 | #27 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,925 of 2,149 ▲ 137 | #25 of 32 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,812 of 2,149 ▲ 68 | #23 of 32 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #712 of 2,267 | #15 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,750 of 2,077 | #27 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #144 of 2,108 | #5 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #392 of 2,188 | #6 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.1% | #130 of 621 | #4 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
696
+89 (+15%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 696 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 72% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 74% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 74% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 79% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 81% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 81% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 81% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 81% (559) |
| 1990-91 | 884 | 40 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in OCALA, Florida. Enrollment totals 696 students across pre-K through 5.
MARION runs 62 schools with a combined 46,349 students. EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
The student body at EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group. White students lead at 38%. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic, 26% Black, and 8% multiracial. Marion County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.3:1. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. Roughly 72% of students at EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 57% average for public schools in Marion County is 15 points lower.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 45.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.3%.
The school's county is Marion County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $61,010 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Marion County with 67 other public schools.
EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.6 miles from LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
A 15% gain took enrollment from 607 in 2020-21 to 696 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 18.3:1.
This page is set up for the EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Other schools in MARION
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- 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
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,447
- MARION CHARTER SCHOOL2.6 mi · 228
- GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 720
- BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 681
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 753
- BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 696 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 38% White, 28% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EMERALD SHORES 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.