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MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2558 COASTAL HWY, CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327 · (850) 962-4881 · Wakulla County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Florida public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools

Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 604
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
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5212%
Kindergarten5714%
Grade 16917%
Grade 26115%
Grade 36215%
Grade 46215%
Grade 55413%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
35385%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
113%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
174%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
358%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
20549%
Female
21251%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English 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.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.4%58.0%
2023-2454.8%53.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Schools most like MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school41747.5%59.5%
CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAY
37150.4%69.6%
SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHPORT
53147.8%60.7%
WEWAHITCHKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEWAHITCHKA
44853.1%45.0%
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIMS
50042.2%59.3%
MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELROSE
35347.9%66.8%
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Wakulla County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
59.5%#897 of 2,136N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#1,191 of 2,149
▲ 32
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.4%#647 of 2,149
▲ 291
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
417#1,721 of 2,267#4 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#1,334 of 2,077N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.4%#1,884 of 2,108N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.5%#1,376 of 2,188#2 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.0%#749 of 1,374N/A
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
417
+76 (+22%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254172516.7:147% (198)
2023-244132615.9:142% (173)
2022-234192417.5:155% (229)
2020-213412414.2:151% (173)
2017-184853414.3:149% (240)
2015-164813115.5:156% (270)
2010-115693815.0:163% (359)
2000-016423816.9:152% (332)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in CRAWFORDVILLE, Florida, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 417 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 31% below that mark.

WAKULLA runs MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 9 other schools, enrolling 5,138 students in total.

MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 85% White by enrollment. Next come 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.

For every teacher at MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 16.7 students; the school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 198 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 47% of enrollment. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in Wakulla County is 9 points.

MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Florida public elementary schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 57.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.5%.

In the surrounding county, Wakulla County, the median household earns about $81,895 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Wakulla County has 15 public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOL, is about 2.1 miles. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment rose by 22% across 4 years, from 341 in 2020-21 to 417 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.7:1, from 14.2:1.

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Wakulla County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
WAKULLA
Address
2558 COASTAL HWY, CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327
Phone
(850) 962-4881
County
Wakulla County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
417
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
198 (47%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
120195003137
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How 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.
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