J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD

J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, one of the schools within LEON. Current enrollment sits at 693 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD is one of 51 schools operated by LEON, a district that hosts 31,579 students overall.

Demographically, J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD logs that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 19% White, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Leon County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 61.9%; J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD posts 44.5%, -17.4 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Leon County put median household earnings sit near $66,287, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD is one of 63 public schools in Leon County (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students).

Nearest neighbor: FLORIDA SCHOLARS ACADEMY, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD has shrank 17%, going from 835 students in 2018 to 693 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 32% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the J MICHAEL CONLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SOUTHWOOD community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.