GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized K-5 school in OCALA, Florida, one of the schools within MARION. The school enrolls 720 students in grades pre-K through 5.

MARION runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 46,349 students. GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 28% White, 23% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $61,010, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students).

The closest other public school is MARION CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 740 students in 2018 compared to 720 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.