KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of large scale in CHIPLEY, Florida, one of the schools within WASHINGTON, teacheing 933 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 54% above the state mean of about 604.

KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by WASHINGTON, a district that enrolls 3,204 students overall.

On demographics, KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 18% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.

Across the wider county, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,210 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Washington County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,204 students), KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

ROULHAC MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 914 students in 2018 compared to 933 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 72% to 68%. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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