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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
257
+30 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 15.1:1
% White
77%
was 74%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
12%
was 21%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of intimate scale in LAWTEY, Florida, operated by BRADFORD, caters to 257 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.
LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by BRADFORD, a district that teaches 2,848 students overall.
Looking at the student body, LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest looks like 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Bradford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.5%, the actual is 63.5%, a residual of +10.0 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bradford County put the typical household earns roughly $63,050 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Bradford County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,848 students), LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BRADFORD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE WITH FLVS, around 7.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 13% since 2018, when it stood at 227 (now 257). Black enrollment moved from 21% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.
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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 FRANCHISE WITH FLVS7.0 mi · 2
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)7.0 mi · 1
- 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.
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