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Enrollment
400
Combined
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON·NCES 120096001078
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL
5539 BROWN ST, GRACEVILLE, FL 32440 · (850) 263-4451 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
257 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined 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
43.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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
400
+108 (+37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.2:1
% White
32%
was 42%
% Hispanic
9%
was 2%
% Black
53%
was 45%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GRACEVILLE SCHOOL
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL, a medium-sized all-grades campus in GRACEVILLE, Florida, part of JACKSON, hosts 400 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.
Within JACKSON, which oversees 18 schools and 5,839 students, GRACEVILLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, GRACEVILLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting GRACEVILLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Jackson County's rate of about 53%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GRACEVILLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.
In the broader community, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $49,149, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Jackson County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,839 students), GRACEVILLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
THE DOVE (DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES THRU VOC. ED.) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, GRACEVILLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.8%.
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. GRACEVILLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 37% since 2018, when it stood at 292 (now 400). The White share of enrollment fell from 42% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,250
Census ACS
Median income
$49,149
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,685 students
- MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 652 students
- SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- MALONE SCHOOLCombined · 559 students
- COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
- COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 419 students
Other schools in GRACEVILLE
- POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 415 students
- THE DOVE (DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES THRU VOC. ED.)High · 38 students
Nearby schools
- THE DOVE (DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES THRU VOC. ED.)1.6 mi · 38
- POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL4.2 mi · 415
- Slocomb High School10.4 mi · 354
- Slocomb Middle School10.4 mi · 265
- Rehobeth High School10.6 mi · 786
- Rehobeth Middle School10.6 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About GRACEVILLE SCHOOLHow large is GRACEVILLE SCHOOL?
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-12.
Is GRACEVILLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does GRACEVILLE SCHOOL have?
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at GRACEVILLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GRACEVILLE SCHOOL are roughly 32% White, 9% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is GRACEVILLE SCHOOL in?
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL is part of JACKSON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.