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If you could change one rule at PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009002976
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7400 PATRONIS DR, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL 32408 · (850) 767-5075 · Bay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
196 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
78.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
72.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 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 | 78.4% | 72.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 68.4% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 589 | 33.3% | 72.4% |
| ORANGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 489 | 35.2% | 93.8% |
| OAKHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 677 | 30.7% | 75.2% |
| LAKE ST. GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 499 | 34.1% | 75.5% |
| CURLEW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 610 | 32.6% | 73.6% |
| LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 601 | 32.8% | 64.1% |
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 PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #372 of 2,136 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #543 of 2,149 ▲ 52 | #4 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #198 of 2,149 ▲ 147 | #2 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #1,063 of 2,267 | #11 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #905 of 2,077 | #8 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #1,448 of 2,108 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #1,745 of 2,188 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #528 of 1,374 | #1 of 10 |
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
589
-61 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
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 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 33% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 45% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 42% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 32% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 52 | 14.0:1 | 37% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 885 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 39% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 39% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 936 | 49 | 19.1:1 | 33% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida, (ZIP code 32408). Its enrollment is 589 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 47 schools in BAY totals 27,494 students.
Of every 100 students at PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 70 are White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
The school's 38 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Income data for the school show 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bay County, the average is 43%.
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Florida public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Bay County show that median household income comes to about $73,533, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Bay County counts 50 public schools with about 27,672 students.
Of the public schools around it, PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to A. GARY WALSINGHAM ACADEMY, about 1.8 miles away. PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8.
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 589, from 650 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
Other schools in PANAMA CITY BEACH
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
- SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLCombined · 755 students
- HUTCHISON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 573 students
- A. GARY WALSINGHAM ACADEMYElementary · 470 students
- WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 362 students
Nearby schools
- A. GARY WALSINGHAM ACADEMY1.8 mi · 470
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY3.5 mi · 1,089
- LUCILLE MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 543
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL3.8 mi · 1,629
- THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL AT FSU PC4.1 mi · 178
- ST. ANDREW SCHOOL AT OAKLAND TERRACE4.4 mi · 55
Frequently asked questions
About PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.