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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003002588
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2100 FORT CLARKE BLVD, GAINESVILLE, FL 32606 · (352) 333-2801 · Alachua County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
243 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
70.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
68.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 69.3% |
% 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 694 | 35.0% | 70.0% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 791 | 33.8% | 65.8% |
| WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 613 | 37.0% | 68.4% |
| KERNAN TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 676 | 39.1% | 65.1% |
| THORNEBROOKE ELEMENTARY OCOEE | 561 | 29.6% | 77.4% |
| WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 724 | 30.1% | 61.2% |
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 HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #468 of 2,136 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #730 of 2,149 ▼ 173 | #9 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #437 of 2,149 ▼ 52 | #3 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #722 of 2,267 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #723 of 2,077 | #17 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #132 of 2,108 | #5 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #1,696 of 2,188 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #904 of 1,374 | #15 of 21 |
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
694
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 694 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 35% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 48.5 | 15.2:1 | 36% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 50 | 15.5:1 | 36% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 30% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 54 | 14.4:1 | 36% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 33% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 853 | 56 | 15.2:1 | 15% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 40 | 19.1:1 | 39% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 935 | 45 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in GAINESVILLE, Florida, are served by HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 694 students are in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 60 schools in ALACHUA, with 28,255 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The largest is White students, at 45%. Smaller groups are 21% Black, 18% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Alachua County is roughly 61% White. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 46 full-time-equivalent teachers at HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 15.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 35% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Alachua County averages 48%, higher than here.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 63.6%. HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 70.0%.
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Alachua County, where the median household income is $61,949, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Alachua County has 67 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 65.0%, lower than HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 70.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 694, starting from 711.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Alachua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALACHUA
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
Other schools in GAINESVILLE
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOLCombined · 1,363 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 854 students
Nearby schools
- FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 840
- SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY0.7 mi · 133
- SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC.1.5 mi · 97
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 791
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 2,416
- LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-05.
Is HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.1:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 45% White, 18% Hispanic, 21% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by ALACHUA in Alachua County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.