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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003000033
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
25705 SW 15TH AVE, NEWBERRY, FL 32669 · (352) 472-1100 · Alachua County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
271 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (131).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ALACHUA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 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 | 61.0% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 57.4% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 651 | 41.6% | 59.8% |
| SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 773 | 42.0% | 55.4% |
| C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 540 | 44.4% | 50.1% |
| HUTCHISON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY BEACH | 573 | 43.3% | 61.0% |
| OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 728 | 44.0% | 58.6% |
| N. B. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 530 | 42.6% | 80.7% |
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 NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #884 of 2,136 | #13 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #1,021 of 2,149 ▲ 28 | #13 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #794 of 2,149 ▼ 2 | #14 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #868 of 2,267 | #8 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,426 of 2,077 | #22 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #331 of 2,108 | #10 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,539 of 2,188 | #20 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #614 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. 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
651
+88 (+16%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 651 | 38.3 | 17.0:1 | 42% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 40.1 | 16.1:1 | 46% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 37.8 | 17.5:1 | 44% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 53% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 46% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 56% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 58% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 27 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in NEWBERRY, Florida. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 651 students.
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in ALACHUA. The district has 60 schools and 28,255 students.
About 47% of students at NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White, the largest single group. The school is also 23% Black, 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 61%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 17.5:1. Federal data show 42% of students (271) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.8% actual, 60.3% predicted).
For the population of Alachua County, the median household earns about $61,949 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Alachua County, 68 public schools serve about 29,618 students.
The closest school to NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 58.4% on proficiency, and NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 59.8%.
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 88 students, from 563 to 651. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.6:1 to 17.0:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Alachua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALACHUA
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
Other schools in NEWBERRY
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
- NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 791 students
- HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 107 students
Other Newberry Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Newberry Elementary. NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Newberry ElementaryNewberry, SC · 421 students
- Newberry ElementaryMemphis, TN · 410 students
- Newberry Elementary SchoolEtters, PA · 286 students
Nearby schools
- NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 791
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 962
- HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL7.7 mi · 107
- MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.7 mi · 672
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 791
- ARCHER ELEMENTARY9.8 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 651 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by ALACHUA in Alachua County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.