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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA·NCES 120036000360
MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
820 SE PUTNAM ST, LAKE CITY, FL 32025 · (386) 755-8260 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
522 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 56 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
39.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
56.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 47.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #1,741 of 2,136 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #1,275 of 2,149 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #1,790 of 2,149 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #912 of 2,267 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,209 of 2,077 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #1,035 of 2,108 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #183 of 621 | N/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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
635
+113 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.9:1
% White
19%
was 39%
% Hispanic
11%
was 4%
% Black
61%
was 50%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
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 | 635 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 82% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 85% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 84% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 83% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in LAKE CITY, Florida, (ZIP code 32025). It serves 635 students in pre-K through 5.
COLUMBIA is responsible for 16 schools, MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 9,815 students in all.
MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 61% Black by enrollment. Other students are 19% White, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Columbia County residents are about 16% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 39 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.3:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 82%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Columbia County, the school's rate is higher.
MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.5% and a predicted 40.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Columbia County, the median household income is $59,205, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 19 public schools in the county.
RICHARDSON SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY is the public school closest to MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2017-18, the school had 113 more students in 2024-25. Meanwhile, the White share shrank from 39% to 19% of enrollment. The school's ratio rose from 14.9:1 to 16.3:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,789
Census ACS
Median income
$59,205
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,101 students
- BELMONT ACADEMYCombined · 828 students
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 809 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 695 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 655 students
Other schools in LAKE CITY
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- BELMONT ACADEMYCombined · 828 students
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 809 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 695 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 655 students
- COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- RICHARDSON SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 455
- PREK ESE1.1 mi · 7
- NIBLACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 307
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 655
- SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 492
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 809
Frequently asked questions
About MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 19% White, 11% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of COLUMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.