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Enrollment
776
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM·NCES 120162001800
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
141 KELLEY SMITH SCHOOL RD, PALATKA, FL 32177 · (386) 329-0568 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL776 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
370 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 67% larger than its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
56%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
47.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 60.6% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 776 | 47.7% | 52.0% |
| R. C. LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 692 | 47.5% | 64.9% |
| CANOPY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 617 | 45.5% | 45.3% |
| SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 907 | 49.7% | 56.6% |
| JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CANTONMENT | 648 | 52.9% | 60.8% |
| IMPERIAL ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TITUSVILLE | 604 | 51.5% | 44.6% |
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 KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,228 of 2,136 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,355 of 2,149 ▼ 432 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,416 of 2,149 ▼ 242 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 776 | #526 of 2,267 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #1,908 of 2,077 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #1,077 of 2,108 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #1,368 of 2,188 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.2% | #107 of 621 | #1 of 6 |
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
776
+278 (+56%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 776 | 39.8 | 19.5:1 | 48% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 39.9 | 18.9:1 | 63% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 43.9 | 17.2:1 | 54% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 66% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 67% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 898 | 52 | 17.3:1 | 61% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 48% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 36 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by PUTNAM in PALATKA, Florida. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 776 students. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 28% higher.
PUTNAM is the district for KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 18 schools and 10,082 students.
The share of White students at KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 58%, a majority. The school is also 31% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 71% White share among all Putnam County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1, with 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 48% at KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.0% versus 57.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
In Putnam County, home to about 75,164 people, the median household earns about $47,934 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Public schools in Putnam County number 19, with about 10,082 students.
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTER, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 52.0% is above the 47.7% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Town: Distant.
Federal data put enrollment at 498 in 2020-21 and 776 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.6 to 19.5 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- BROWNING-PEARCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 679 students
Other schools in PALATKA
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 565 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
- THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTER0.9 mi · 275
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,568
- MELLON LEARNING CENTER2.6 mi · 297
- PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES2.8 mi · 192
- WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 558
- JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 776 students in grades KG-06.
Is KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
How diverse is KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 58% White, 6% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUTNAM.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.