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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM·NCES 120162001805
JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1400 OLD JACKSONVILLE RD, PALATKA, FL 32177 · (386) 329-0575 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
319 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 13% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
49.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 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 are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.4% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 35.3% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Where JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #1,608 of 2,136 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,805 of 2,149 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,332 of 2,149 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,165 of 2,267 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,815 of 2,077 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #943 of 2,108 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #690 of 1,374 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
-103 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.1:1
% White
52%
was 66%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
37%
was 26%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 56% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 75% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 66% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 56% (374) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in PALATKA, Florida, reachable at (386) 329-0575. A total of 565 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6.
Federal data list 18 schools in PUTNAM, with 10,082 students enrolled.
A majority of students at JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 52%, are White. The remaining shares are 37% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Putnam County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 18.8:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 56%. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in Putnam County.
JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.6%, compared with a predicted 52.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Putnam County has these Census figures: median household income is about $47,934, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The public schools of Putnam County number 19 and enroll about 10,082.
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 48.4% on proficiency, and JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 44.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 668 students to 565. The White share was 66% in 2017-18 and 52% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.1:1 to 18.8:1.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,164
Census ACS
Median income
$47,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
10,082 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUTNAM
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,056 students
- INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 999 students
- CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 945 students
- ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 844 students
- KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 776 students
Other schools in PALATKA
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 776 students
- WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 558 students
- MELLON LEARNING CENTERCombined · 297 students
- THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTERElementary · 275 students
- PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCESMiddle · 192 students
Nearby schools
- PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES1.5 mi · 192
- MELLON LEARNING CENTER1.6 mi · 297
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,568
- PUTNAM VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.8 mi · 22
- PUTNAM VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)1.8 mi · 26
- TEEN PARENT PK CHILD CARE PROGRAM1.8 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 52% White, 6% Hispanic, 37% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PUTNAM.
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