LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 4 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 | 24.5% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 40.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
Schools most like LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 303 | 78.5% | 37.4% |
| EMMA JEWEL CHARTER ACADEMY COCOA | 339 | 77.0% | 38.9% |
| MAXIMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 339 | 81.7% | 38.8% |
| HUNGERFORD ELEMENTARY EATONVILLE | 281 | 76.2% | 52.1% |
| RENAISSANCE ACADEMY TALLAHASSEE | 243 | 80.2% | 37.2% |
| SUSIE E. TOLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 245 | 80.8% | 21.4% |
Where LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,906 of 2,136 | #87 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,654 of 2,149 ▲ 135 | #84 of 122 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #2,125 of 2,149 ▲ 15 | #118 of 122 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #1,981 of 2,267 | #103 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,100 of 2,077 | #30 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #1,666 of 2,108 | #103 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #183 of 2,188 | #14 of 127 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 79% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 79% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 87% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 86% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 91% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 92% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 15 | 11.4:1 | 98% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 97% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 22 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
About LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's 303 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 206 schools: DUVAL, with 131,562 students.
LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 76% Black. The remaining shares are 13% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Duval County's population at about 29%. By the diversity index, LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 40%.
The count of teachers at LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 19 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. Around 79% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Duval County is 47%.
LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (37.4%) and its predicted rate (41.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Across Duval County, median household income is about $71,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 220 public schools in Duval County.
The shortest distance from LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 238 in 2020-21 and 303 in 2024-25, a increase of 65 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.0:1 to 15.9:1.
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