IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus in GAINESVILLE, Florida, run under ALACHUA. The school works with 627 students in grades K through 5.

ALACHUA runs 60 schools in total, collectively educating 28,255 students. IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Black (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alachua County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Alachua County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,949 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Alachua County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students), IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 59.2%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 774 students in 2018 compared to 627 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 15% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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