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Enrollment
933
Elementary
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON·NCES 120201002028
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1447 SOUTH BLVD, CHIPLEY, FL 32428 · (850) 638-6220 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
389 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 145 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 172 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 150 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (148).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
57.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
56.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 50.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 933 | 41.7% | 51.0% |
| HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL HIGH SPRINGS | 902 | 40.9% | 66.4% |
| KINGSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CANTONMENT | 983 | 43.0% | 69.4% |
| PINE MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 743 | 42.4% | 68.1% |
| DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 735 | 43.8% | 48.8% |
| CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRAWFORDVILLE | 691 | 42.0% | 60.3% |
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 KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,286 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #1,279 of 2,149 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #959 of 2,149 ▲ 228 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 933 | #263 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #710 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #1,368 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #1,537 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #544 of 621 |
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
933
-69 (-7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 875
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 933 | 62 | 15.1:1 | 42% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 964 | 59 | 16.3:1 | 55% (535) |
| 2022-23 | 941 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 61% (576) |
| 2020-21 | 1,002 | 55 | 18.2:1 | 56% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 66 | 13.8:1 | 65% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 68% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | 60 | 13.9:1 | 67% (557) |
| 2000-01 | 982 | 53 | 18.5:1 | 60% (585) |
| 1990-91 | 875 | 48 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a large elementary school in CHIPLEY, Florida. It had 933 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
WASHINGTON includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 3,204 students.
At KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 68% of students are White. The remaining students are 18% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census figures show Washington County is about 77% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 50%.
For every teacher at KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 15.1 students; the school has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is higher. There are 389 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 42% of enrollment.
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Florida public elementary schools.
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 51.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.3%.
For the population of Washington County, the median household earns about $58,210 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Washington County with 9 other public schools.
ROULHAC MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 0.4 miles from KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The school's 51.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 4 nearby schools.
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 7%, from 1,002 to 933. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.2:1 to 15.1:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,529
Census ACS
Median income
$58,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WASHINGTON
- VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 621 students
- CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 563 students
- ROULHAC MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 414 students
- VERNON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 326 students
- VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 259 students
- WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE)Combined · 64 students
Other schools in CHIPLEY
- CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 563 students
- ROULHAC MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 414 students
- WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE)Combined · 64 students
- WASHINGTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 17 students
- WASHINGTON VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined · 7 students
- WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONHigh
Nearby schools
- ROULHAC MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 414
- CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 563
- WASHINGTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.5 mi · 17
- WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE)0.5 mi · 64
- WASHINGTON VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM1.1 mi · 7
- HOLMES VIRTUAL-FRANCHISE FLVS8.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 933 students in grades KG-05.
Is KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 68% White, 6% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WASHINGTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.