OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in OCALA, Florida, OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier K-5 school, run under MARION. It educates 682 students across grades pre-K through 5.

OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 62 schools operated by MARION, a district that educates 46,349 students overall.

In terms of who attends, OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.

In the surrounding community, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,010, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students).

The closest other public school is NEW LEAF CENTER, roughly 3.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 606 (now 682). White enrollment moved from 54% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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