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What's the one class at GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 120060000848
GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1850 W KING ST, QUINCY, FL 32351 · (850) 875-8800 · Gadsden County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
478 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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
24.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
42.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
575
+68 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.8:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
31%
was 31%
% Black
65%
was 64%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in QUINCY, Florida, one of the schools within GADSDEN. Current enrollment sits at 575 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.
GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 16 schools operated by GADSDEN, a district that works with 4,633 students overall.
In terms of who attends, GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that Black students make up the majority at 65%; the rest comes out to 31% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 53% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Gadsden County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,801, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gadsden County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,633 students), GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Over the past 7-year window. GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 575). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Gadsden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,710
Census ACS
Median income
$48,801
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- HAVANA MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 558 students
- CROSSROAD ACADEMYCombined · 555 students
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 453 students
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 314 students
Other schools in QUINCY
- CROSSROAD ACADEMYCombined · 555 students
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 453 students
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 314 students
- GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 264 students
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 121 students
Nearby schools
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 434
- CARTER PARRAMORE ACADEMY1.5 mi · 32
- BOLD STEP INFANT CARE1.5 mi · 10
- GADSDEN CENTRAL ACADEMY1.5 mi · 10
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 453
- GADSDEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE1.7 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-04.
Is GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 31% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GADSDEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.