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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE·NCES 120132001304
KEY LARGO SCHOOL
104801 OVERSEAS HWY, KEY LARGO, FL 33037 · (305) 453-1255 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
426 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
63.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
65.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.2% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 62.2% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 KEY LARGO SCHOOL
KEY LARGO SCHOOL's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEY LARGO SCHOOL this school | 690 | 61.7% | 60.6% |
| BAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOVER | 719 | 63.1% | 39.5% |
| WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARCADIA | 622 | 62.5% | 47.7% |
| STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARATHON | 602 | 66.6% | 49.7% |
| HANCOCK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH FORT MYERS | 814 | 61.3% | 47.2% |
| DR CARRIE D ROBINSON LITTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH FORT MYERS | 640 | 58.3% | 50.7% |
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 KEY LARGO SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #838 of 2,136 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #838 of 2,149 ▲ 17 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #700 of 2,149 ▲ 207 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #740 of 2,267 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #37 of 2,077 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #1,188 of 2,108 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #838 of 2,188 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #521 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. 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
690
-86 (-11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,030
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 690 | 59 | 11.7:1 | 62% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 57.7 | 13.2:1 | 72% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 68.7 | 11.3:1 | 55% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 776 | 59 | 13.2:1 | 50% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 856 | 67 | 12.8:1 | 73% (626) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 61 | 14.1:1 | 66% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 933 | 62 | 15.1:1 | 53% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 1,206 | 82 | 14.7:1 | 43% (524) |
| 1990-91 | 1,030 | 60 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KEY LARGO SCHOOL.
About KEY LARGO SCHOOL
KEY LARGO SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in KEY LARGO, Florida. The school has 690 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8.
MONROE is the district for KEY LARGO SCHOOL. It has 22 schools and 8,928 students.
More than half of enrollment at KEY LARGO SCHOOL is Hispanic: 59%. Next come 34% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 25% Hispanic. The diversity index for KEY LARGO SCHOOL is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 11.7:1 is based on 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 5.8 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%. On average, public schools in Monroe County report 47%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, KEY LARGO SCHOOL is 10.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.6% actual, 50.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
In the surrounding county, Monroe County, the median household earns about $87,738 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Monroe County has 25 public schools with about 8,928 students, including KEY LARGO SCHOOL.
Among nearby public schools, OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER is closest at about 4.5 miles. Nearby schools with test data average 58.4% proficiency; KEY LARGO SCHOOL posts 60.6%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 86 students, from 776 to 690. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
KEY LARGO SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,860
Census ACS
Median income
$87,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONROE
- KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,337 students
- HORACE O'BRYANT SCHOOLElementary · 1,011 students
- MARATHON SCHOOLHigh · 809 students
- CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 753 students
- GERALD ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 674 students
- SUGARLOAF SCHOOLElementary · 651 students
Nearby schools
- OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER4.5 mi · 180
- UPPER KEYS ACADEMIC CONNECTIONS FOR EXCELLENCE14.4 mi · 6
- CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL14.4 mi · 753
- PLANTATION KEY SCHOOL14.7 mi · 578
- TREASURE VILLAGE MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL17.7 mi · 179
- KEYS GATE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL20.8 mi · 763
Frequently asked questions
About KEY LARGO SCHOOLHow large is KEY LARGO SCHOOL?
KEY LARGO SCHOOL enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does KEY LARGO SCHOOL serve?
KEY LARGO SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at KEY LARGO SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at KEY LARGO SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KEY LARGO SCHOOL?
At KEY LARGO SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 34% White, 59% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is KEY LARGO SCHOOL public or private?
KEY LARGO SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MONROE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.