Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD·NCES 120012000073
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
22703 N PARK ST, LAWTEY, FL 32058 · (904) 966-6795 · Bradford County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
142 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within BRADFORD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 65.5% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 →
Schools most like LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 257 | 55.3% | 63.5% |
| READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 369 | 55.8% | 61.3% |
| LEARNING LODGE ACADEMY NEW PORT RICHEY | 308 | 51.9% | 60.9% |
| PORT ORANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 346 | 59.8% | 67.6% |
| CARR ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL CLARKSVILLE | 205 | 50.7% | 62.5% |
| APALACHICOLA BAY CHARTER SCHOOL APALACHICOLA | 356 | 50.6% | 60.2% |
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 LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #710 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #551 of 2,149 ▲ 173 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #573 of 2,149 ▲ 429 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #2,051 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,768 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #1,708 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #1,073 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #286 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
257
+47 (+22%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 257 | 13.9 | 18.5:1 | 55% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 63% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | 64% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 63% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 48% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | 64% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 69% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 64% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in LAWTEY, Florida. There are 257 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 57% below the average for elementary schools in Florida.
BRADFORD is the district for LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 8 schools and 2,848 students.
Federal enrollment data show LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 77% White. The next largest groups are 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. In Bradford County overall, the White share is about 74%. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
There are about 18.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 13.9. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Florida public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 53.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.5%.
Census data for Bradford County show median household income comes to about $63,050, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 12 public schools and about 2,848 students.
Of the public schools around it, LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to BRADFORD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED), about 7.0 miles away. LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 52.0% on proficiency, and LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 63.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 210 to 257, a 22% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.1:1 in 2020-21 to 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bradford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,885
Census ACS
Median income
$63,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,848 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRADFORD
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 785 students
- BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 745 students
- STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
- BRADFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 408 students
- BROOKER COMMUNITY SCHOOL INCElementary · 82 students
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE WITH FLVSCombined · 2 students
Nearby schools
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)7.0 mi · 1
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE WITH FLVS7.0 mi · 2
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL7.1 mi · 785
- BRADFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL7.1 mi · 408
- STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 568
- CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 77% White, 3% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BRADFORD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.