FORT BRADEN SCHOOL

FORT BRADEN SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, part of LEON. Current enrollment sits at 668 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Within LEON, which oversees 51 schools and 31,579 students, FORT BRADEN SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, FORT BRADEN SCHOOL reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 35% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, FORT BRADEN SCHOOL shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Leon County's rate of about 41%.

With demographic context factored in, FORT BRADEN SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.3%; this one delivers 34.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Leon County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,287 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Leon County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students), FORT BRADEN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GADSDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, around 8.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, FORT BRADEN SCHOOL comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FORT BRADEN SCHOOL has fell 21%, going from 845 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.