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Best kept secret on campus at MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKULLA·NCES 120195003137
MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2558 COASTAL HWY, CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327 · (850) 962-4881 · Wakulla County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
198 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
3
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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
417
-68 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.3:1
% White
85%
was 83%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
4%
was 7%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small primary school in CRAWFORDVILLE, Florida, run under WAKULLA. Current enrollment sits at 417 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
WAKULLA comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,138 students; MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Wakulla County's rate of about 38%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.5%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Wakulla County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,895 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Wakulla County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,138 students), MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOL, around 2.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.2%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 14%, going from 485 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.
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Wakulla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,387
Census ACS
Median income
$81,895
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,138 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAKULLA
- WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,369 students
- CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 691 students
- SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 653 students
- RIVERSINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 552 students
- RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 552 students
- WAKULLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 476 students
Other schools in CRAWFORDVILLE
- WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,369 students
- CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 691 students
- SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 653 students
- RIVERSINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 552 students
- RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 552 students
- WAKULLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 476 students
Nearby schools
- WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,369
- WAKULLA MIDDLE SCHOOL3.4 mi · 476
- WAKULLA INSTITUTE6.7 mi · 55
- CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.0 mi · 691
- DISTRICT PRE-K PROGRAMS9.6 mi · 204
- SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.3 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WAKULLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.