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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKER·NCES 120006010621
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1 LIONS DEN DR, MACCLENNY, FL 32063 · (904) 259-0300 · Baker County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
349 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
2
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 BAKER. 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
49.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
About LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary campus in MACCLENNY, Florida, one of the schools within BAKER. The school instructs 650 students in grades 1 through 5.
Across the 6 schools in BAKER (4,763 students total), LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Baker County as a whole.
On the resource side, On paper, LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baker County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.3%, the actual is 49.0%, a residual of -5.3 points.
In the broader community, Baker County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,836 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Baker County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,763 students), LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.9%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
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Baker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,430
Census ACS
Median income
$79,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,763 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAKER
- BAKER COUNTY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,318 students
- BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,067 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 616 students
- PREK/KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · 562 students
- MACCLENNY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 550 students
- BAKER COUNTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh
Other schools in MACCLENNY
- BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,067 students
- PREK/KINDERGARTEN CENTERElementary · 562 students
- MACCLENNY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 550 students
- BAKER COUNTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh
- BAKER VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMElementary
- BAKER VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Elementary
Nearby schools
- BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 1,067
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 616
- PREK/KINDERGARTEN CENTER3.1 mi · 562
- BAKER COUNTY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.2 mi · 1,318
- MACCLENNY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 550
- CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.3 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BAKER.
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