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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081002753
MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7175 EMERSON RD, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34601 · (352) 797-7065 · Hernando County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
455 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
43.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
43.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 44.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 671 | 67.8% | 48.1% |
| CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 622 | 67.2% | 55.2% |
| HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WALES | 667 | 69.1% | 60.0% |
| OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 682 | 64.4% | 51.0% |
| PORT MALABAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 628 | 63.9% | 53.0% |
| WEST ZEPHYRHILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZEPHYRHILLS | 625 | 66.7% | 31.7% |
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 MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,417 of 2,136 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,792 of 2,149 ▼ 128 | #13 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,621 of 2,149 ▼ 466 | #14 of 14 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #806 of 2,267 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,489 of 2,077 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #226 of 2,108 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #552 of 2,188 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #244 of 621 | #3 of 9 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
671
+112 (+20%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 671 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 68% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 75% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 79% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 77% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 82% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 84% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 64 | 12.1:1 | 70% (543) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 48 | 13.6:1 | 46% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 41 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in BROOKSVILLE, Florida, under HERNANDO. It enrolls 671 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
HERNANDO counts 23,734 students in its 29 schools, and MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
White students account for 45% of enrollment at MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 11% multiracial. Among people living in Hernando County, the White share is about 76%. The diversity index for MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 17.2:1 is based on 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. For comparison, public schools in Hernando County average 53%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 48.1%. Predicted: 47.2%.
The county, Hernando County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,058 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hernando County has 31 public schools with about 23,734 students, including MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Measured in a straight line, BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) is about 0.7 miles from MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 5 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The federal government classifies MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Rural: Fringe.
A 20% rise took enrollment from 559 in 2020-21 to 671 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.2:1.
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Hernando County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,018
Census ACS
Median income
$66,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERNANDO
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- WINDING WATERS K-8Elementary · 1,613 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,437 students
Other schools in BROOKSVILLE
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGHHigh · 1,293 students
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,041 students
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 943 students
- CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 783 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)0.7 mi · 88
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,299
- BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 687
- HERNANDO ESCHOOL VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.4 mi · 46
- D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL4.6 mi · 745
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-05.
Is MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 45% White, 22% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HERNANDO in Hernando County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.