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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIXIE·NCES 120045000627
OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
221 SE 136TH AVE, OLD TOWN, FL 32680 · (352) 541-6253 · Dixie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
366 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 63 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
66.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.8% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 79.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 517 | 70.8% | 71.1% |
| MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEYSTONE HEIGHTS | 544 | 69.5% | 68.3% |
| CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 426 | 71.6% | 54.4% |
| WALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YOUNGSTOWN | 423 | 70.2% | 52.6% |
| JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROSS CITY | 563 | 71.9% | 57.0% |
| MIDDLEBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 581 | 65.4% | 61.3% |
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 OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #420 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #345 of 2,149 ▼ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #556 of 2,149 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #1,349 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,855 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #2,005 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #432 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #890 of 1,374 |
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
517
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 517 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 71% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 83% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 80% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 68% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 82% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 99% (555) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 83% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 78% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in OLD TOWN, Florida, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 517 students, from pre-K through 5.
DIXIE has 2,435 students in 7 schools, and OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Most students at OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 93% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% Hispanic and 3% Black. The county population is about 85% White. By the diversity index, OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 14%.
Teacher staffing is 27 full-time equivalents, or about 19.1 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. About 71% of students, or 366, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dixie County, the average is about the same, 70%.
OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a top-10% school in Florida on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.7% with an actual 71.1%.
Federal survey data for Dixie County show that median household income is about $50,110, about 11% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 9 public schools operate in Dixie County, serving about 2,435 students.
NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 6.9 miles from OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 507; in 2024-25, 517. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.4:1).
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Dixie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,058
Census ACS
Median income
$50,110
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,435 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DIXIE
- DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 791 students
- JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 563 students
- RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- KINDER CUB SCHOOL INCElementary · 121 students
- DIXIE VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 7 students
- DIXIE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMElementary · 2 students
Other Old Town Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Old Town Elementary. OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Old Town ElementaryWinston Salem, NC · 617 students
- Old Town Elementary SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 587 students
- Old Town Elementary SchoolOld Town, ME · 488 students
Nearby schools
- NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL6.9 mi · 84
- DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL8.0 mi · 791
- WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL8.3 mi · 132
- TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 779
- RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL9.3 mi · 434
- KINDER CUB SCHOOL INC9.3 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of DIXIE.
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