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How has MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030003036
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6770 COUNTY ROAD 315 C, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL 32656 · (352) 336-6125 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
378 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 12% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
66.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.7pp 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 4 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 | 66.1% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 68.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #517 of 2,136 | #6 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #566 of 2,149 | #6 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #585 of 2,149 | #8 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #1,253 of 2,267 | #23 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #45 of 2,077 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #1,931 of 2,108 | #28 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #603 of 621 | #12 of 12 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
544
+2 (+0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.6:1
% White
87%
was 91%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 544 | 45.8 | 11.9:1 | 69% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 41.8 | 13.0:1 | 69% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 100% (536) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 43 | 12.6:1 | 67% (362) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Florida, reachable at (352) 336-6125. Total enrollment is 544 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 50 schools run by CLAY, which serves 39,116 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Clay County overall, about 70% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 69% of students (378) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Clay County, the average is 54%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the top 10% of Florida schools: 68.3% actual against 46.4% predicted.
Clay County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $87,820, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 55 public schools in the county, enrolling about 38,806, MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, located about 7.4 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 68.3% versus a 57.1% average.
NCES describes the area around MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 542 in 2017-18 and 544 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
227,584
Census ACS
Median income
$87,820
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
38,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAY
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- CLAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,776 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
Other schools in KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
- KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,139 students
- KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 779 students
Nearby schools
- KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY7.4 mi · 779
- KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH7.6 mi · 1,139
- Q.I. ROBERTS JR. - SR. HIGH SCHOOL7.8 mi · 537
- FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY9.9 mi · 17
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 353
- INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL13.1 mi · 999
Frequently asked questions
About MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CLAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.